Google ciphers the traffic by means of SSL

Company Google has realised in mail system Gmail function of enciphering of the traffic expected by much users from the computer of the holder of a box for direct servers Gmail. Earlier all clients of popular mail system worked through the open Internet channel and the protocol http, now the company has realised support of the protocol of enciphering SSL (Secure Socket Layer), transmits CyberSecurity.

At use SSL there is a protected connection between the client and a server. The given protocol uses enciphering with an open key for ackowledgement of authenticity of the transmitter and the recipient. SSL consists of two levels: at the bottom level of the multilevel transport protocol it is the protocol of record and is used for inkapsulyatsii, that is formations of a package, various protocols (SSL works together with such protocols as POP3, IMAP, XMPP, SMTP and HTTP). For each inkapsulirovannogo the protocol it supplies conditions at which a server and the client can confirm one another the authenticity, execute algorithms of enciphering and make an exchange of cryptographic keys before the application protocol will start to transmit and obtain data.

In a case with Gmail system SSL is used now for all connections, even in the event that the holder of a box in an explicit form types http://gmail.com address, the web server automatically will transfer it to https-page.

Also in the company have warned, that speed of work with the protected protocol a little bit more low, than in a usual mode.