When talking to management, I try to avoid the acronyms (SSL, TLS, HTTPS, etc.), and in this case, I've coined a phrase that I find be equally understood by management, devops, and sysadmins alike. I tell them that we need to "encrypt server X with a secure certificate" (or "secure cert" depending who I'm talking to, which is as short as the shortest acronym syllable-wise). It's vague enough to cover the spectrum of acronyms in a timeless (for the foreseeable future) way, but unambiguous enough that everyone understands.
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We wouldn't need to have this conversation if the title said TLS.
You're correct, but you're fighting an uphill battle: https://certsimple.com/blog/ssl-or-tls
When talking to management, I try to avoid the acronyms (SSL, TLS, HTTPS, etc.), and in this case, I've coined a phrase that I find be equally understood by management, devops, and sysadmins alike. I tell them that we need to "encrypt server X with a secure certificate" (or "secure cert" depending who I'm talking to, which is as short as the shortest acronym syllable-wise). It's vague enough to cover the spectrum of acronyms in a timeless (for the foreseeable future) way, but unambiguous enough that everyone understands.