SSL / TLS
Encryption for a secure connection to the pool.
TLS (the successor to SSL) encrypts the connection between two computers so no one in between can read or tamper with the traffic. It is what puts the lock icon on a website.
HeroMiners serves plain and TLS-encrypted mining on the same port: use stratum+tcp for plain or stratum+ssl for an encrypted connection. Each coin's how-to-mine guide lists its ports.
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Pick a coin on the pools overview and open its How to Mine guide for a ready-to-run command.