SSL Server authentication, SSL client authentication, SSL connection and SSL session

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Johnny

Can someone please define these terms as I am struggling to find anything on
the internet about them?

SSL Server authentication and how it is performed
SSL client authentication and how it is performed
SSL connection
SSL session.

Thank you,

Johnny.
 
See this one first.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer


http://www.kentlaw.edu/legalaspects/digital_signatures/tutorials/SSL.html

Look at the links at the top also.

WHAT IS SERVER AUTHENTICATION
http://www.kentlaw.edu/legalaspects/digital_signatures/tutorials/SA.html

WHAT IS CLIENT AUTHENTICATION
http://www.kentlaw.edu/legalaspects/digital_signatures/tutorials/CA.html

SSL Support
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...y/en-us/wcewebsr/html/_wceddk_ssl_support.asp

SSL Client Authentication
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/wcewebsr/html/ceconSSLClientAuthentication.asp

Look at the tree on the left.

Description of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Handshake
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;257591

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