What is the performance hit in using https: for a database driven website versus http:?
Is it negligible?
What is the performance hit of using https?
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Two factors you can control are key size and data size. If you don't need 128 bit security use 40 bit. Make sure the pages you need secure are small, minimal graphics. Beyond these simple steps you start throwing hardware at the problem.
Two factors you can control are key size and data size. If you don't need 128 bit security use 40 bit. Make sure the pages you need secure are small, minimal graphics. Beyond these simple steps you start throwing hardware at the problem.