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Hey everyone, Alex here. Every time you see a padlock in your browser, something called TLS is quietly protecting your data. But TLS has gone through several major versions over the years — and the differences matter a lot for security. Today we break it all down, in plain language, with visual guides. Let's go. 🔒 What is TLS (and what happened to SSL)? TLS stands for Transport Layer Security . Its job is to create an encrypted tunnel between your browser and a web server — so that hackers sitting on the same network can't read your passwords, messages, or credit card numbers. You've probably heard the term SSL too. SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) was TLS's predecessor. Technically, SSL is dead — but the nickname stuck, which is why you still see "SSL certificate" everywhere even though actual SSL hasn't been used in decades. Here's the full version history at a glance: ███ TLS / SSL VERSION TIMELINE ███ 💀 SSL ...