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Why would I want to use LoadMaster to secure my e-commerce web site?

April 26, 2017e-commerce loadmaster Secure web site

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Why would I want to use LoadMaster to secure my e-commerce web site?

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There are several reasons for using the LoadMaster as an SSL accelerator and a load balancer. SSL efficiency is one of the most important. By moving SSL off your servers and using LoadMaster will: Significantly improve the performance of your e-Commerce servers by off-loading the SSL processing to the LoadMaster. SSL places 35-55% overhead on your server. Moving this function to the LoadMaster Appliance also has the added benefit of centralizing the management of your public key certificates. Reduce the cost and hassle of installing additional hardware or software on each of your servers for your secure transactions. Reduce the cost and hassle of installing additional servers as a result of the excessive SSL overhead. Provide persistence with cookies, instead of the inconsistent SSL Session-ID.