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 ## vlkb-soda
 
 is a web-application to access astronomical data stored in FITS-files.
-It implements [IVOA SODA v1.0](https://ivoa.net/documents/SODA/20170517/index.html) and it supports security by OpenIDConnect/OAuth2.0 and protects connections by TLS.
+It implements [IVOA SODA v1.0](https://ivoa.net/documents/SODA/20170517/index.html) and it supports security by OpenIDConnect/OAuth2.0.
 
 When used with [vlkb-siav2](https://ict.inaf.it/gitlab/ViaLactea/vlkb-siav2) they provide complete data-discovery and access solution.