# STARTTLS

> extension to plain text communication protocols, which offers a way to upgrade to encrypted connections

**Wikidata**: [Q1435358](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1435358)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunistic_TLS)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/starttls


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013