XIP7131C is a compact 1 Intellectual Property (IP) core for TLS 1.3 client-side functionality. Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a cryptographic protocol, which provides communication security in computer networks and is used for securing a multitude of different applications ranging from casual Internet browsing to critical infrastructure communications. TLS 1.3 was published as RFC 8446 in August 2018, and it is the most recent version of the TLS standard and includes major modifications and security improvements compared to the earlier TLS versions.