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Depends on the operating system.<br />
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On a unix box you can test with a self signed certificate and watch system resources with top as the connection is made and multiply by the number of desired connections. Barring this you can consult with your certificate vendor.
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Depends on the operating system.

On a unix box you can test with a self signed certificate and watch system resources with top as the connection is made and multiply by the number of desired connections. Barring this you can consult with your certificate vendor.

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Hi everyone,<br />
Was wondering if any one had any thoughts on a formula which we could use to determine the overhead on a server to handle incoming SSL web connections. &nbsp;Basically looking for a way to say with x number of ssl connections coming in, that causes y amount of overhead to process, which equals needing z resources on the server. &nbsp;<br />
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Honestly not sure if there is a way to do this and guess would have to define certain things, like &quot;what is a ssl transaction&quot;. &nbsp;Is it the complete handshake or just the incoming hit, etc.<br />
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Curious to see if anyone has any thoughts...<br />
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Thanks.
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Hi everyone,
Was wondering if any one had any thoughts on a formula which we could use to determine the overhead on a server to handle incoming SSL web connections.  Basically looking for a way to say with x number of ssl connections coming in, that causes y amount of overhead to process, which equals needing z resources on the server.  

Honestly not sure if there is a way to do this and guess would have to define certain things, like "what is a ssl transaction".  Is it the complete handshake or just the incoming hit, etc.

Curious to see if anyone has any thoughts...

Thanks.

Formula to determine SSL processing overhead for web transactions?

HTTPS is a protocol for secure communication over a computer network which is widely used on the Internet. HTTPS consists of communication over Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) within a connection encrypted by Transport Layer Security (TLS) or its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). The main motivation for HTTPS is authentication of the visited website and to protect the privacy and integrity of the exchanged data. HTTPS is widely used for protecting page authenticity on all types of websites, securing accounts and keeping user communications, identity and web browsing private.

SSL / HTTPS

A web server refers to the software that helps to deliver web content that can be accessed either through the Internet or through an intranet. The primary function of a web server is to store, process and deliver web pages to clients. The communication between client and server takes place using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The most common use of web servers is to host websites, but there are other uses such as gaming, data storage, running enterprise applications, handling email, FTP, etc.