SSL and TLS Essentials: Securing the Web [With CDROM]

I'm new in Network programming and I'm very interested in Internet programming so, i wanted to start with some internet protocols like HTTP by Stephen Thomas "> if u r interested you should go ahead and buy this book

It has been an eye-opener for me in understanding the concepts of SSL. A must read book for people to get a head start with SSL.

This is currently the only book available on the subject, and fortunately it may the only one you will need !Not only does it explain the SSL protocol thoroughly but also contains invaluable sections of the X.509 certificate and ASN.1The parts I found most useful were the discussion of the differences between TLS 1.0 and SSL 3.0, and the discussion of international step-up certificates.

I thought this book gives a very good intro to SSL as well as getting in depth. It's organized in four parts the first being a high level overview. Each part gets more in depth until the fourth part where you actually see some of the bytes being sent across the wire. This is the only book on SSL that I've been able to find. It does not go in depth on the cryptography side, but if you need to know how the protocol works, it's a great reference. I've been working with SSL libraries for over a year and this book offered a great explanation. I've recommended it to coworkers as an intro to the technology and they've come up to speed very quickly.