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Posted to dev@httpd.apache.org by Ben Laurie <be...@gonzo.ben.algroup.co.uk> on 1996/06/14 21:39:46 UTC

Re: Authentication during SSL connection

Randy Terbush wrote:
> 
> 
> Does the password submitted for user authentication during an
> SSL connection get encrypted into the SSL stream?

Yes. SSL wraps the entire TCP connection, so _everything_ sent to the server in
a standard HTTP session is sent encrypted in an HTTPS session.

Cheers,

Ben.

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