Wireless Transport Layer Security

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In this article, the writer explains that wireless transport layer security (WTLS) technology is a protocol used for secure communications and transaction over the wireless network. The writer notes that the applications of this technology can be found in WAP servers, browsers, internet hosts and e-commerce. The writer discusses that the protocol also issues digital certificates for the users which can be used to identify individual users and authenticate the electronic transaction. The writer discusses that wireless systems were found to be more vulnerable to attacks and that as a result many security features of WAP servers, browsers, internet hosts and e-commerce follow security protocols designed for wireless applications. The writer concludes that the wireless band use for communication has revolutionized the use of the Internet, communication, and e-commerce and has enhanced accessibility.

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Wireless Protocols
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"The protocol can be defined as a set of details that lays down the methods of communication between devices. The set of communication protocol that is used on the internet for example is called the TCP/IP. This is a collection of many smaller protocols with unique functions, like security encryption, authentication or data transfer. The use of the protocol is dependent on the end to which the communication layer is subject to. The most important and widely used protocol is the 802.11b. Some standards like the blue tooth are new, the wireless field is exploding and new and better protocols based on application requirements are being released day by day. Mobile protocols are constantly evolving and the history of the subject goes back from the time distributed computing came in vogue. The third generation wireless protocol commonly known as 3G is used in mobile wireless and is operational in any part of the earth and is found in the cell phones, and can be used in any instrument that is portable."

Sample of Sources Used:

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