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TLS 1.3 is the newest actively maintained release. 2 of 4 tracked cycles remain supported.

Latest version

1.3

Actively maintained cycles

2

of 4 tracked

Total cycles tracked

4

since Jan 1, 1999

Support pattern

How TLS has behaved across the cycles tracked here, rather than what its policy documents state. Useful for judging how much runway a version is likely to have before you commit to it.

New cycle roughly every

88 months

median gap between releases

Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for TLS. Medians are used rather than averages so one unusually short or long release does not skew the figure. Cycles with no recorded end-of-life date are excluded from the support window.

Release lifecycle

Actively maintainedSecurity support onlyEnd of life
Today
1.3Latest
1.3 · —
1.2
1.2 · —
1.1
EOL Mar 23, 2021
1.0
EOL Mar 23, 2021
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