Thanks Michael...

2008/2/11, Michael Fuhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 05:37:51PM -0700, Michael Fuhr wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 04:58:35PM -0700, fabrix peñuelas wrote:
> > > If ssl is enable  in postgresql decreanse the performance of the
> database?
> > > How much?
> >
> > The performance impact of an encrypted connection depends on how
> > expensive the queries are and how much data they return.
>
> Another consideration is how much time you spend using each connection
> vs. how much time it takes to establish each connection.  A thousand
> simple queries over the same encrypted connection might be significantly
> faster than running each query over a separate unencrypted connection,
> which in turn will probably be significantly faster than using
> separate encrypted connections that must each carry out a relatively
> expensive key establishment.
>
> --
> Michael Fuhr
>

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