COMMON POWERUp 2026

SSL, now commonly referred to as TLS, and SSH are both important approaches to secure, encrypted, network communication. Though they do have some similarities, they are not interchangeable and there are reasons why one should be used vs. the other.

In this brief session, we will compare and contrast how they communicate across the network and discuss when and why they should be used.

Learning Objectives:
Understand how SSL (TLS) and SSH communicates across the networkUnderstand when each technology should and shouldn't be used