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Also known as: transport encryption, NNTP over TLS
Protection applied to the link between a newsreader and a news server, normally TLS on port 563. It conceals article content, group names, and credentials from anyone watching the network in between, including an access provider. The server at the far end still decrypts and processes everything, and the fact that a connection was made to that server's address stays visible.
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