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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Faster encryption
>
>
> I noticed a TPS drop (transactions per second) of factor four when I
> benchmarked my application using 128 bit SSL encryption (5 client threads)
> compared to non-encrypted benchmarking. I know that the SSL layer is
> pluggable in Orion, I use the standard one that comes with Orion 1.4.0.
>
> Is there a faster implementation of SSL for Java/Orion out there, maybe a
> native code solution? Or is the standard encryption package already using
> native code for the most critical sections? I guess not, as I
> have used C++
> packages for encryption previously and not noticed such CPU eating
> behaviour.
Another option is to put Apache in front of your Orion server and let it
handle SSL. Since mod_ssl is written in native code with performance in
mind, it will generally be faster than a Java implementation. I think the
next best alternative is to start load balancing across multiple web
servers.
Serge Knystautas
Loki Technologies
http://www.lokitech.com/
