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Interesting idea, but isn't ssh very sluggish when it comes to throughput and latency? Doesn't it cost quite a bit more in CPU? I'd hate to make ssh the protoco

by spydum 12y ago

Interesting idea, but isn't ssh very sluggish when it comes to throughput and latency? Doesn't it cost quite a bit more in CPU? I'd hate to make ssh the protocol replacement for http for a busy site.

monksy 12y ago
It depends on the clipher you're using and the implementation/hardware.
- otterley 12y ago
  It depends more on the TCP window size; OpenSSH uses a small one by default and it cannot be changed. See also http://www.psc.edu/index.php/hpn-ssh http://www.psc.edu/index.php/hpn-ssh