What kind of workload is used in the SPECweb99_SSL benchmark?
SPECweb99_SSL adds SSL support to the existing SPECweb99 workload. In SPECweb99_SSL, the client systems will generate the same mix of static and dynamic GETs and POSTs as SPECweb99, however now the clients will negotiate SSL connections with the server and all requests and responses will be encrypted. Each connection will establish an SSL session and the session may be resumed for several sequential HTTP operations. The non-SSL portion of the SPECweb99_SSL workload is identical to the SPECweb99 workload and simulates the accesses to a web service provider, where the server supports the home page for a number of different organizations. Each home page is a collection of files ranging in size from small icons to large documents or images. As in the real world, certain files within the home page are more popular than others. The dynamic GETs simulate the common practice of “rotating” advertisements on a web page. The POSTs simulate entry of user data into a log file on the server, such as
