SSL

=SSL=

SLL stands for **S**ecure **S**ockets **L**ayer and is used to transfer private documents. It uses two keys to encrypt data, one is public and one is private. The private key is only known to the recipient of the message. Sites use SSL to collect user data such as credit card numbers securly. You can tell a site is using SSL because the URL will start with https:// instea of http://.