Microsoft KB Archive/150031

= Use of SSL Creates Performance Overhead for Browsers =

Article ID: 150031

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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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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This article was previously published under Q150031



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.

Additional query words: prodiis iis implementation

Keywords: kbnetwork kbusage KB150031

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