SSL TLS End of Life

In the world of secured HTTP protocol (HTTPS), Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) plays a vital role in the network industry.

SSL is a cryptographic protocol, which extends HTTP to authenticate internet connections and enable encryption and SSL decryption for data communication over a network. 

SSL 1.0

• Release: SSL 1.0 was never publicly released due to serious security flaws.

SSL 2.0

• Release in 1995
• End of Life: The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) officially deprecated in 2011 through RFC 6176.

SSL 3.0

• Release in 1996
• End of Life: June 2015 through RFC 7568.

TLS is a direct evolution of SSL and introduced to address security vulnerabilities in the earlier protocol.

TLS 1.0

• Release in January 1999
• End of Life: IETF recommended deprecating TLS 1.0 in 2018. Major browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari officially ended support in 2020.

TLS 1.1

• Release in April 2006
• End of Life: IETF in 2018, with major browsers in 2020.

TLS 1.2

• Release in August 2008
• End of Life: Now, it is widely supported; but recommended to TLS 1.3 for which adoption increases.

TLS 1.3

• Release in August 2018
• End of Life: Not applicable as it is current standards