Re:Encrypted web traffic now exceeds 90%
by jsjohnst on Friday November 01, 2019 @06:45PM
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> Wasn’t the server load for ssl something like 3-5%?
Depends on the packets per second being handled. I’ve pegged a CPU core easily doing encryption just a bit over a decade ago due to high data rate. If you’re pushing >500Mb/sec without CPU accelerated encryption (or NIC offloading) it puts a pretty hefty strain on resources.
Depends on the packets per second being handled. I’ve pegged a CPU core easily doing encryption just a bit over a decade ago due to high data rate. If you’re pushing >500Mb/sec without CPU accelerated encryption (or NIC offloading) it puts a pretty hefty strain on resources.