Level 102
How did you test that it is the ssl certificate that is slow and not the website?
Nov 15, 2020
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Level 7
SSL Speed
Hello,
I've been using the free LetsEncrypt SSL on forge servers for quite some time. Recently, I noticed that on a request the LetsEncrypt SSL takes about ~100ms (ranging between 70 to 150). Moreover, I looked up other sites and noticed that their certificates take way less to negotiate the SSL (15-20ms). I guess this is one of the drawbacks of the free SSLs.
My question is - are there speed differences between different SSL providers? What is a good price/performance balanced SSL?
P.S.: Is there a place where I could find performance comparison between different SSLs?
Regards!
Level 7
Hi,
You can check it out in Chrome Browser; The path is Developer Tools -> Network -> Timing
or
You can use a tool like: bytecheck.com
I'm pretty sure it's not the website itself, I don't know if the server has anything to do with signing/negotiating the certificate, though.
Regards.
Level 5
Try updating Apache. I'm getting ~40ms from servers in NL (AMEX) and ~60ms from Northern Germany using letsenrypt. Dedicated boxes.
And possibly disable ssl 1.0 and the others that are recommended to disable. https\2 may also help.
What ttfb are you getting for http requests? Could be an indicator for other culprits
Thinking out loud ;)
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