SSL & TLS Decryption
SSL & TLS are the standard protocols used to encrypt secure communications between your visitors and
website. For example, communications are usually encrypted when visitors enter their credit card information to place an order on
an e-commerce site. Most other passive data collection technologies are unable to read or analyze any e-commerce clickstream
because it is encrypted.
Metronome Capture systems automatically decrypt SSL & TLS communications using your private RSA keys. They are typically installed inside your firewalls, on the same private network as your web servers, so that these keys are well-protected from outside intruders.
When a visitor initiates a secure SSL or TLS transaction, their browser negotiates communication protocols and a session encryption key, or master secret, with your web server. The master secret is generated by the visitor's browser, encrypted using your public RSA key, and sent to your web server. The web server decrypts the master secret using its private RSA key, and the remainder of the transaction is completed using the master secret.