HIPAA

Josef Kamara, CPA, CISSP, CISA · Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 minute read

TLS

Transport Layer Security, a cryptographic protocol securing data in transit between systems over a network. TLS 1.2 is the minimum acceptable version for HIPAA, PCI DSS 4.0, and most compliance frameworks. TLS 1.3 is recommended.

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