Secure Sockets Layer

Summary

Secure Sockets Layer ranks in the top 0.97% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,474 views/month, #758 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• Secure Sockets Layer's subclass of is recorded as cryptographic protocol^[2].
• Secure Sockets Layer's said to be the same as is recorded as Transport Layer Security^[3].
• Secure Sockets Layer's has edition or translation is recorded as Secure Sockets Layer, version 1.0^[4].
• Secure Sockets Layer's has edition or translation is recorded as Secure Sockets Layer, version 2.0^[5].
• Secure Sockets Layer's has edition or translation is recorded as Secure Sockets Layer, version 3.0^[6].
• Secure Sockets Layer's replaced by is recorded as Transport Layer Security^[7].
• Secure Sockets Layer's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Secure Sockets Layer'}^[8].
• Secure Sockets Layer's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SSL'}^[9].
• Secure Sockets Layer's different from is recorded as Transport Layer Security^[10].
• Secure Sockets Layer's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121h83n6^[11].
• Secure Sockets Layer's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/secure-sockets-layer^[12].
• Secure Sockets Layer's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 49496^[13].
• Secure Sockets Layer's FOLDOC ID is recorded as Secure+Sockets+Layer^[14].

Why It Matters

Secure Sockets Layer ranks in the top 0.97% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,474 views/month, #758 of 77,819).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]