'''DTLS''' stands for "Datagram Transport Layer Security" and is a method of sending [[TLS]] packets over datagram based protocols like [[UDP]] and [[SCTP]].  It is defined in [[rfc:4347]].

'''DTLS''' stands for "Datagram Transport Layer Security" and is a method of sending [[TLS]] packets over datagram based protocols like [[UDP]] and [[SCTP]].  It is defined in [[rfc:4347|RFC4357]].  It uses [[X.509]] certificates for authenticating both sides of the connection.