ECDHE (Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral)
A key-exchange algorithm that gives every TLS session a fresh, ephemeral key — providing forward secrecy so past traffic stays safe even if a server's long-term key is later compromised.
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SSL / TLS
Transport Layer Security (TLS) is the cryptographic protocol that powers HTTPS.
TLS 1.2 vs TLS 1.3
TLS 1.3 (2018) is faster (one round-trip handshake) and more secure (removed legacy ciphers) than TLS 1.2.
TLS Certificate (Leaf, Intermediate, Root CA)
An X.509 certificate is a signed document binding a public key to a domain.
Certificate Chain
The sequence of certificates linking your server's leaf cert back to a trusted root CA.
Wildcard Certificate
A TLS cert valid for one subdomain level — `*.example.com` covers `api.example.com` but NOT `v2.api.example…
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