SSL Network Operations

SSLClosed TLS (Transport Layer Security) and its predecessor SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) are protocols for establishing authenticated and encrypted links between networked computers. Network Operations include adding, editing and deleting SSL network definitions, initiating a manual scan and monitoring scheduled network scan jobs.

Tip:  SSL scan jobs use priority rules to determine which job segments run first if there are multiple job segments to be run (large jobs are divided into multiple job segments—see Monitoring Network Scan Jobs with View Scan Details). Job segments are run with the following priority rules:
  • Job segments for Scan Now jobs (see Initiating a Manual Scan) are run ahead of those for scheduled jobs.
  • New job segments for in-progress jobs with multiple segments are prioritized based on job age—segments for jobs that have been running the longest move to the front of the line.
  • New job segments for in progress jobs with multiple segments start ahead of job segments for jobs that have not yet started.

Figure 254: SSL Network Discovery