Systems & Architecture
Sep 2024•7 min read
The Lifecycle of an Encrypted Request: How SSL/TLS Works
From DNS lookup to asymmetric key exchange and symmetric stream encryption.
#Networking#Cryptography#TLS 1.3#Security
Read on SubstackThe Anatomy of a Secure Connection
Every secure web request begins with a TLS handshake designed to establish identity, agree upon cipher suites, and exchange symmetric keys without exposing secrets over an insecure medium.