InfoWorld - Although most users don't know it, their Web browser plays a key part in determining the strength of the ciphers used between their client and an HTTPS-protected Web site. Encryption ciphers used in the SSL/TLS (Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security) negotiations can range from very strong to weak, and involve asymmetric ciphers, symmetric ciphers, key exchange algorithms, and hash functions.
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