From: John Pettitt <jpp@software.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 07:04:27 +0800
To: Tom Weinstein <cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: "PGP-Scape"? (was Re: Our "New Order")
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19960206223328.00cbb948@mail.software.net>
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At 01:58 PM 2/6/96 -0800, Tom Weinstein wrote:
>Deranged Mutant wrote:
>> 
>> No. SSL doesn't encrypt everything, just certain transactions (or am I
>> wrong about this?)  Something that keeps everything encrypted and
>> anonymous.
>
>SSL encrypts everything that goes across an SSL connection.
>
>
I think the confusion is that most sites don't run anything but transactions
over the SSL link for speed reasons.  Anything the the user and/or webmaster
*choose* to send over an SSL pipe is protected (assuming non export versions).



  

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