In the field of computer security, TLS refers to Transport Layer Security it isclosely related to the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) although TLS is more commonly used these days. They are both techniques in cryptography that provides for the safe transfer of information between two parties (servers, systems and user applications)
TLS particularly provides a balance between transmission speed and data security through the use of symetric and asymmetric cryptography and the encryption and decryption key is the session key at both ends (sender and reciever), as such TLS has found usage in most advanced data exchange systems like credit card processing and online banking.
