# TLS/mTLS

> Transport-layer protocols that encrypt a connection and, with mutual TLS, mutually authenticate both endpoints.

Record: `lexicon:tls-mtls`
Kind: mechanism
Layer: [Security Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/security-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-tls-mtls

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Threat Scenarios](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/threat-scenarios.md) and before [Trust Boundaries](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/trust-boundaries.md).

## Category

- [Security Privacy Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/security-privacy-compliance.md)

## Required by

- [Encryption in Transit](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/encryption-in-transit.md)

## Linked from

- [Security / Privacy / Compliance / Governance](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-security-privacy-compliance-governance.md)