Re: How to make connections through zebedee more rapid?

"Yves Smolders" <[email protected]> Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:45:53 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.security.zebedee.general
Message-ID <000901c48101$2dd63560$6401a8c0@yvespc>
Hi Neil! :)

> Full key exchange doesn't happen every time. It only happens when there is
> no already established shared key between client and server. So the first
> connection will take a large hit, but then later connection are not quite
so
> expensive. The "keylifetime" parameter controls how long shared keys last
> before full key exchange happens again.
>
> Having said that, there will always be some overhead in tunnel setup --
> there has to be some protocol exchange to do this!

True.  I didn't notice that because I've kept my "keylifetime" at a very low
setting to please my clients.  They are using Zebedee for secured
Filemaker/mail communications in the field, and are very anxious about
security - Thanks for clearing that up!

Glad you are still around Neil!

Yves



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