On 10/12/2002 02:29:26 AM Damian Menscher wrote:
>> Yes, blowfish is approximately 11 times faster than 3des. But I'm >> guessing it wouldn't make much difference, as the connection time (which >> is all that's relevant for short tests, such as the one performed) is >> going to go to selecting the session key. That stage of the process >> depends on asymmetric encryption (RSA, for example) and is very slow. >> >> Anyone care to do a test and prove I'm correct? ;-) P75 to P133 10 meg ethernet, both systems idle: ssh -1 = approx 2 seconds ssh -1 -c blowfish = approx 2 seconds ssh -2 = approx 6 seconds ssh -2 -c blowfish = approx 6 seconds Best performance gain, if you don't need the enhanced security, is to run ssh protocol #1 instead of default #2, rather than playing around w/ encryption types. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
