What is the difference between SSL and SSH?
A27. SSL or Secure Sockets Layer provides secure encryption of data between a handheld terminal and the host. It is the underlying security protocol used by web browsers. With SSL, they host system can also ask for a password to authenticate. This is sent over a secure encrypted connection. SSH, or Secure Shell, is a popular, powerful, software-based approach to network security. Before data is sent by our application over a network, it is automatically encrypted (scrambled). The data is automatically decrypted (unscrambled) when it reaches the host. The result is transparent encryption: users can work normally, unaware that their communications are safely encrypted on the network. In addition, SSH uses modern, secure encryption algorithms and can be found within mission-critical applications at major corporations.
