# TLS Encryption compatibility

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tls-encryption-compatibility/5736
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [November 6, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tls-encryption-compatibility/5736 "2020-11-06T15:40:00Z")
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### Author: ![Skarry](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Skarry](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Skarry)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tls-encryption-compatibility/5736/1 "2020-11-06T15:40:00Z")

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Hello everyone,

After some researchs, I found that now Pavariew remote connection can be secured with a SSH authentification and a SSH tunneling for encryption.

I would like to know if now Paraview is also compatible with TLS Encryption ?

Thanks,

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tls-encryption-compatibility/5736/2 "2020-11-06T15:49:04Z")

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Afaik, it should work with a TLS tunnel as well.

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### Author: ![Skarry](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Skarry](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Skarry)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tls-encryption-compatibility/5736/3 "2020-11-06T15:51:49Z")

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Ok thanks .

I have juste one question about the security of the product, how are handle security vulnerabilities on modules used by Paraview ? Like VTK, Python, or Bash interpreter

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/tls-encryption-compatibility/5736/4 "2020-11-06T15:56:19Z")

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VTK is developed by Kitware as well so we handle them internally.  
Regarding the other dependencies, we follow their developments and update them when needed.
