secure server

noun

, Computers.

1. a web server that uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or another security protocol to protect transmitted personal data from unauthorized access.

Word History and Origins

Origin of secure server¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

However, digitizing the material — and storing it in the cloud on a secure server — gives you a virtual backup out of nature’s reach.

From New York Times

The man whose sister died said authorities informed him a few months ago that the footage existed and that he watched the video on a secure server at the FBI’s office in Sacramento.

From Los Angeles Times

District Judge Raymond Dearie, named a third-party vendor to store copies of the materials on a secure server, the Trump team urged him to craft strict penalties to discourage vendor employees from leaking details to the press.

From Washington Times

Whether it was top security briefing materials, reams of unclassified documents automatically uploaded to a secure server in Pennsylvania or notes that Mr. Trump routinely ripped up or flushed down the toilet — all were government property to be assessed and, in most cases, transferred as part of the nation’s history to the National Archives.

From New York Times

“Then it is stored on a secure server, with limited access by a small number of Googlers for analysis and debugging. After 30 days, it is deleted.”

From The Verge