[stunnel-users] Attempting to debug slow stunnel connections

Fri Oct 21 18:07:16 CEST 2011

Lamont Lucas wrote:
> While it worked fine in testing, my simplistic
> benchmarks showed it unable to do more than 9 req/s, and as we turned
> some production traffic on, it appears that threads and connections
> quickly pile up and eventually timing out.  I assume I've made some
> error in configuration, or there is something odd with my setup, as 
> it
> appears stunnel has been benchmarked and performs well beyond what
> we're attempting here.
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> openssl version -a
> OpenSSL 0.9.8e-fips-rhel5 01 Jul 2008

Upgrade your OpenSSL to 1.0.0b or later.
The workaround for
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44884/discuss
is very slow...

Mike