- JSSE provides API framework and its implementation of the SSL and TLS protocols imbibed with functionalities such as encryption, server authentication, client authentication and message integrity
- It also provides support for HTTPS and several cryptographic algorithms that minimize subtle and dangerous security vulnerabilities
- javax.net.ssl.SSLSocket class supports standard socket methods to secure socket communication
- javax.net and javax.net.ssl packages are the standard JSSE APIs that include important classes such as:
– SSLServerSocket
– SSLServerSocketFactory
– SSLSocket
– SocketFactory
– ServerSocketFactory
– SSLSocketFactory classes
