An overview of TLS 1.3 and Q&A
Sep 23, 2016Filippo Valsorda

Summary
This post introduces TLS 1.3 as a significant advancement in secure communication protocols, detailing its improvements over TLS 1.2. It explains how TLS 1.3 reduces handshake round-trips from two to one, and enables 0-RTT connections for even faster initial data transfer. It also highlights the removal of outdated and insecure cryptographic algorithms and features, making the protocol more robust and less prone to implementation errors and vulnerabilities.
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