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Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for encryption?
Session
Presentation
Transport
Datalink
Encryption (and compression) is handled at the Presentation Layer, pg. 435 CISSP Official Study Guide 7th ed. While SSL and TLS do operate at the Transport Layer, encryption is listed at the Presentation Layer.
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