---
title: "SSH vs. SSL/TLS: What’s The Difference?"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/ssh-vs-ssl-tls-what-s-the-difference--nwypbnueq
source_url: https://securityboulevard.com/2024/04/ssh-vs-ssl-tls-whats-the-difference/
type: article
source: "Security Boulevard"
published: 2024-04-30T14:43:25.933Z
updated: 2024-05-09T07:52:51.999Z
tags: ["security", "ssh"]
reading_time: 9
upvotes: 1
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# SSH vs. SSL/TLS: What’s The Difference?

**[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 9 min read · 1 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

A deep dive into the differences between SSL/TLS and SSH, two widely used cryptographic protocols for secure communication. SSL/TLS is primarily used for securing browser-server communications, while SSH is used for secure remote access to systems and servers.

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Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@cdzunx** · 0 upvotes

> What? Why so non-sense compare?

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