Setting up mTLS and Kestrel

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Most people know what TLS is, but what about mTLS? How is it different from TLS, what’s it used for?

TLS

TLS, or Transport Layer Security, is the successor to SSL; both of which are means of secure communication. There have been several versions of TLS, each subsequent version being more secure, easier to use, or a combination of the two. We’re up to TLS v1.3.