The overall success of a business is often dependent on its ability to effectively share, transfer, and process vast amounts of data. Much of this shared data is sensitive and must be protected wherever it travels on and outside the enterprise network. The best way to accomplish the important task of securing business data is with sophisticated encryption systems.

This glossary, created by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, covers encryption vocabulary and helps you make sense of this essential security infrastructure.

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  TLS handshake

  Initial electronic negotiation that takes place between a server and a client trying to establish an encrypted connection. In general, the handshake consists of an exchange of certificate data and the establishment of cryptographic keys based on an agreed-upon protocol. The handshake occurs before any sensitive data is transferred.

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