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Q150031: Use of SSL Creates Performance Overhead for Browsers

Article: Q150031
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 2.0,2000,3.0,4.0,5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbusage
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional 
- Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 2000 
- Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 5 for Windows NT 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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The use of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) will slow performance between HTTP
servers and browsers.

MORE INFORMATION
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If two HTTP web servers are developed with identical HTML, and SSL is applied to
only one of the servers, the client browsers will experience a noticeable
performance degradation when you browse the SSL web server.

NOTE: Use encryption sparingly. The use of large bitmaps behind an SSL site
should be used with discretion.


Additional query words: prodiis iis implementation

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbusage 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Serv kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ400 kbwin2000ServSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Pro kbiisSearch kbIEsearch kbiis400 kbiis300 kbiis200 kbZNotKeyword2 kbIENT400Search kbIE500Search kbWinAdvServSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbIE2000Search kbIE500Win2000 kbIE400WinNT400 kbIE500WinNT400 kbZnotKeyword7
Version           : :2.0,2000,3.0,4.0,5

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