Article ID: 150031 - Last Review: February 21, 2007 - Revision: 2.2

Use of SSL Creates Performance Overhead for Browsers

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SUMMARY

The use of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) will slow performance between HTTP servers and browsers.

MORE INFORMATION

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.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
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