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# NWProtocolTLS

A network protocol for connections that use Transport Layer Security.

```
class NWProtocolTLS
```

## Topics

### Creating TLS Connections

[`NWProtocolTLS.Options`](/documentation/Network/NWProtocolTLS/Options)

A container of options for configuring how TLS is used on a connection.

[`definition`](/documentation/Network/NWProtocolTLS/definition)

The system definition of the Transport Layer Security protocol.

### Inspecting TLS State

[`NWProtocolTLS.Metadata`](/documentation/Network/NWProtocolTLS/Metadata)

A handle you can use to inspect a connection’s TLS state.


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