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Practical Network Scanning

You're reading from   Practical Network Scanning Capture network vulnerabilities using standard tools such as Nmap and Nessus

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
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ISBN-13 9781788839235
Length 326 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ajay Singh Chauhan Ajay Singh Chauhan
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Fundamental Security Concepts 2. Secure Network Design FREE CHAPTER 3. Server-Level Security 4. Cloud Security Design 5. Application Security Design 6. Threat Detection and Response 7. Vulnerability Assessment 8. Remote OS Detection 9. Public Key Infrastructure-SSL 10. Firewall Placement and Detection Techniques 11. VPN and WAN Encryption 12. Summary and Scope of Security Technologies 13. Assessment 14. Other Books you may enjoy

TLS versus SSL


Both TLS and SSL are security frameworks that provide data encryption and authentication for web based applications to ensure data protection. An SSL and TLS handshake is a mechanism for web based applications which takes place just after the TCP handshake occurs between a client and a server. The handshake doesn’t encrypt anything on its own, but actually negotiates for a shared secret and encryption type which both sides agree on.

In the diagram below, we can see that just after the TCP and SSL handshake starts, a secure client sends a 'hello' message to the server with a supported set of ciphers. The server responds with a top support cipher and also shares its certificate with the public key:  

Let's take a look  at Wireshark to validate. A client sends all available cipher suits to a server marked in the black box:

In server hello, the sever sends the top cipher it can use for security, shown in the black box:

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