At this point ALL the accelerators I've tested are indeed FAST. One thing
which has popped up during this testing however, and something I've yet
to do, is see if the 7110 will handle multiple vips and ssl certs on it.
My suggestion for any of you wishing to try SSL accelerators is to pick 3
companies, and get eval units. One thing I can say about nCipher, is they
are the fastest so far, but that I don't know about multiple certs there
as well. Also, given the fact that the new Intel chips coming at the end
of the year, beginning of next, will have FPU for SSL Accleration built
in. So in that light, it may not even be necessary to actually buy a
device specifically for SSL acceleration. Here's a spreadsheet I made in
gnumeric which shows my findings as to how several popular SSL
accelerator device manufacturers compare against each other.
Austin
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On 9/20/00, 4:31:45 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding Re: Anyone
have any comments on SSL Accelerators?:
> I'd be interested in hearing your comments and anyone elses for that
> matter. I'm currently evaluating nCipher and Rainbows Cryptoswift
> steve
> >>>>> "Austin" == Austin Gonyou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Austin> Dan, This is a specific project I'm currently working
> Austin> on. Talk to me and I'll try and answer what I can. I'm
> Austin> currently evaluating, F5 Big IP, Ncipher, and the Intel
> Austin> 7110. Austin
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> Austin> On 9/20/00, 12:31:38 PM, Dan Browning
> Austin> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding Anyone have
> Austin> any comments on SSL Accelerators?:
> >> I'm thinking about getting an SSL Accelerator. Intel has one
> >> that intercepts packets in-between your web server(s) and net
> >> connection. Then it does the encryption/decryption required
> >> and passes the traffic along to the web server(s). It's called
> >> the NetStructure(TM) 7110 e-Commerce Accelerator and the
> >> NetStructure(TM) 7180 e-Commerce Director. I've included an
> >> HTML for ref. Has anyone had any experience with these or
> >> other accelerators? Intel says that 90% of cpu util can be SSL
> >> (sounds fishy to me).
> >> I would just be interested in any comments you might have.
> >> Thanks,
> >> Dan Browning Network & Database Administrator Cyclone Computer
> >> Systems
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