Java Security - Re: Java SSLSocket speed awful?

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Re: Java SSLSocket speed awful?

EJP

2006-07-11, 10:00 pm

Mathew McBride wrote:
> Is it just me or is the SSL socket speed awful in Java? I'm using
> JRockit and this code:
>
> SocketFactory ssf = SSLSocketFactory.getDefault();
> Socket stf = ssf.createSocket("myhost",445);
> System.out.println("Created socket: " +stf.isBound());
> InputStream str = stf.getInputStream();
> OutputStream sso = stf.getOutputStream();
> String GETSTRING = "GET / HTTP/1.0 \n\n\n\n";
> System.out.println("Sending " + GETSTRING.getBytes().length
> + " bytes");
> sso.write(GETSTRING.getBytes());

Always use a buffered stream when writing to an SSLSocket, otherwise the
overheads can be immense.

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