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 +# Server Name Indication
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 +Server Name Indication - SNI - is an extension of the [TLS](/​glossary/​t/​tls) TLS protocol. It allows clients to state which hostname they are trying to connect to.
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 +The server can then serve multiple server certificates on the same IP address and TCP port.
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 +This lets multiple TLS services to be served off the same IP address without requiring all those sites to use the same certificate.
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 +The conceptual HTTP equivalent is name-based virtual hosting.
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