SSL/TLS was developed for which type of VPNs?

• A. Host-to-host
• B. Site-to-site
• C. Remote access
• D. All types

Answer: (A)

SSL/TLS is built to protect the session between two endpoints, typically a client application and a server. It was designed to secure direct communications like a web browser talking to a web server, establishing a trusted, encrypted channel between those two hosts. In VPN terms, that means a connection that ties one host to another host over an untrusted network, creating a private, secured tunnel for that pair.

Site-to-site VPNs usually rely on IPsec to connect entire networks, not just a single client–server pair, so they’re not what SSL/TLS was originally created to secure. While SSL/TLS-based remote access VPNs exist today, the fundamental design focus of SSL/TLS is end-to-end, host-to-host protection, making that option the best fit.