[lug] ssl

[D. Stimits]

Hugh Brown wrote:
> 
> I am new to ssl and am looking for a good beginners guide.  Any
> recommendations?
> 
> I was also wondering about where the encryption takes place.
> 
> For instance, I have a non-ssl page (insecure.html) that has a link on it
> that points to https://tuna.fish.net/securedir/index.html  that is password
> protected via apache.  When the login prompt comes up is that encrypted or
> do I need to go to a secure page first and then go to a login via ssl?