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Why SSL was renamed to TLS in late 90s (2014)
The Netscape/Microsoft browser wars in the mid-90's were really vicious and competitive. They really had it out for each other. Netscape had...
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On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2025 | Why SSL was renamed to TLS in late 90s (2014) by Bogdanp | 549 | 229 |
| May 23, 2014 | Why TLS is called "TLS", not "SSL 3.1" by timdierks | 229 | 35 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 3 Hacker News comments by 3 different people, from Apr 2015 to Feb 2019.
Most recent:
- mcpherrinm · Feb 26, 2019
- agwa · Dec 22, 2015
- nailer · Apr 10, 2015
