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> > > real server boxes? I like the idea of saving 20-30+
> Thawte bills a
> month
> > > AND offloading a whole bunch of CPU for the one time cost of
> > > $500/card..
>
> I might be missing something, but how would a SSL accel. card
> save you certificate costs? You still have to buy a
> certificate per domain (minimum). The only thing a SSL accel
> card would do is offload SSL processing to a dedicated card,
> freeing up some processor power for other things.
Currently we have SSL-certificates per real server.
> The SSL card would be a good upgrade for an over-taxed
> machine that needs to hang around a little longer, but for
> ~$1200 (or less if you don't need rackmount), you can get a
> whole system that will not only offload some of the
> processing requirements, but it will add reliability to the
> cluster as well.
I look at it as a way of extending the capabilities of 20-30 machines by
two-fold -- for cheap. Too bad a solution like Intel's bridge/passthrough
SSL-decrypter doesn't exist anymore.
Sigh.
Peter
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