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Does SSL incur a performance hit?

  • 16-08-2000 3:51pm
    #1
    JohnBoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,342 ✭✭✭


    Should only usrname/password type data be encrypted or is it ok to encrypt an entire site using SSL?

    John Lanigan
    ewjim@csn.ul.ie


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  • #2
    ButcherOfNog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,316 ✭✭✭ButcherOfNog


    SSL does have a performance hit (depending on encryption level) on the server side, as the server has to encrypt/decrypt all traffic to the secure site. a very rough rule of thumb is to double your processing power smile.gif


  • #3
    spod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 332 ✭✭spod


    if it's a big issue you might be interested in having a look at http://www.tandem.com/

    compaq have someform of ssl accelerator cards which do the crypto in hardware..

    dunno much about them, I just browsed across the url last night after reading a query about the units on a mailing list.


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