André - Thanks for the nice answer. Precisely what I was looking for to make a decision. I'll try turning it on for one customer tonight and see if we really improve things. Jeff
-----Original Message----- From: André Warnier [mailto:a...@ice-sa.com] Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 12:59 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: Compression and SSL Jeffrey Janner wrote: > OK, another newbie-ish question here. > Then a dummy-ish answer may be sufficient : > > Will setting the HTTPS connector "compression=on" actually compress the > data for HTTPS? It will compress all data it would compress it it wasn't HTTPS. > > Does it compress before or after applying the encryption? > Before. HTTPS is at a lower level, at the connection level. I'm not even sure that Tomcat is really involved. As far as responses are concerned, Tomcat probably just hands them over to the socket (in clear, normal), and it is the socket which does the SSL encryption. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org ******************************* NOTICE ********************************* This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply or by telephone (call us collect at 512-343-9100) and immediately delete this message and all its attachments. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
