Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a cryptographic protocol that provides secure communications on the Internet for activities such as web browsing, e-mail, Internet faxing, instant messaging, and other data transfers.

SSL provides endpoint authentication and communications privacy over the Internet using cryptography. When you use SSL, usually only the server is authenticated (the client is not authenticated). The authentication of the server ensures that the end user (which may be a person or an application such as a web browser) knows exactly with whom he or she is communicating. Once the server is authenticated, all the data communicated is encrypted and secured between the client and server only.

The Sterling B2B Integrator provides you with the ability to set up SSL in a loopback between the SWIFTNet HTTP Server and the SWIFTNet Server, so both ends of the communication are secure. You can also initiate or receive an InterAct or FileAct request using SSL (another form of loopback).