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Re:Why are we charging extra for SSL? by RKearney on Monday December 05, 2011 @08:44AM (#3314527)
SSL isn't actually as computationally expensive as it used to be. Sure back when hardware wasn't as advanced as it is now, but you can no longer factor SSL into significant CPU cycles.
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Re:Why are we charging extra for SSL? by hahaiamatwork on Monday December 05, 2011 @09:48AM (#3314752)
This is fairly true, but it's still a potential factor depending on your SaaS setup.
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