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WTLS

Wireless TLS

In plain language

A security layer from the era of early mobile phone browsing that is no longer used.

The metaphor

Like a sealed pouch made for a phone model that is no longer sold.

Going deeper

How it works

  • It protected early phone web browsing.
  • Modern phones use HTTPS instead.
  • It is obsolete.
  • It appears in old exam lists.
In practice
  • A textbook describes early phone browsing.
  • An old specification mentions it.
  • A glossary lists it.

A question owners ask

Do I need it?

No. It is historical.

Related terms
AHAuthentication HeaderARPAddress Resolution ProtocolBGPBorder Gateway ProtocolCCMPCounter Mode/CBC-MAC ProtocolCHAPChallenge Handshake Authentication ProtocolCRCCyclical Redundancy CheckEAPExtensible Authentication ProtocolESPEncapsulated Security Payload

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