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title: "SSL or TLS?"  
description: "SSL or TLS?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2013-04-09  
updated: 2013-04-09  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/743/ssl-or-tls  
category: ".net"  
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# SSL or TLS?

Hi Everyone!\
Which is more [Secure](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44535/smart-ways-to-secure-self-storage-facilities) [SSL](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159418/an-ssl-handshake-error-occurs-when-accessing-a-website) or [TLS](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/160987/security-practices-like-oauth-api-keys-encryption-ssl-tls-rate-limiting-to-prevent-brute-force)?\
[Thank you in advance](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40482/why-was-1968-a-year-of-tension-and-turmoil-list-10-events-1-being-the-best-and-10-the-worst-thank-you-in-advance)!

## Replies

### Reply by AVADHESH PATEL

Hi Ankita!\
In terms of security they both are consider equally secured\
The main difference is that, while SSL connections begin with security and proceed directly to secured communications, TLS connections first begin with an insecure “hello” to the server and only switch to secured communications after the handshake between the client and the server is successful. If the TLS handshake fails for any reason, the connection is never created.


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