SSL generally stands for 'Secure Sockets Layer', an encryption technology that was created by Netscape to encrypt important data. It creates an encrypted connection between the browser and the web server, allowing for private information to be transmitted without the problems of eaves dropping, data tampering, or message forgery.
And the term 256 Bit means, the code has 256 'slots' that can be either a one or a zero. The number of possible codes is so large (2^256) that a computer attempting to hack the code would not have enough time to find the correct encryption key.
If you visit a website and notice an "https" before the website URL instead of the normal 'http' that website is using SSL, encryption to protect the data transferred via that website. Unencrypted connections allow anyone with the hackers or tools to easily read the data submitted between two computers over the Internet. For most websites this isn't much of a concern because you are not submitting any personal information. Find here some additional tips to secure your computer from hackers.
After the connection is established between computer and the server, the server will submit the SSL certificate and the encryption key to computer. Now computer will confirm the encryption key. Finally, the server will submit the encryption algorithms and the computer will confirm these algorithms. This process establishes the secure connection that allows you to submit encrypted data back to the server.
You can notice that not only all banks and e-commerce websites but some social networking websites also use SSL encryption because of the serious consequences of financial data in the wrong hands.
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