Bug 56475 - Allow TLS record size to be configured
Summary: Allow TLS record size to be configured
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Apache httpd-2
Classification: Unclassified
Component: mod_ssl (show other bugs)
Version: 2.5-HEAD
Hardware: All All
: P2 enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Apache HTTPD Bugs Mailing List
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Reported: 2014-04-30 12:32 UTC by Mark Nottingham
Modified: 2014-04-30 13:01 UTC (History)
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Description Mark Nottingham 2014-04-30 12:32:58 UTC 
The emerging consensus in the Web performance community is that TLS record size is an important factor for performance -- especially in HTTP/2 and SPDY, which are multiplexed.

Apache should make the record size configurable. Eventually, it'll probably be desirable to have it become dynamically tuned based upon connection status/parameters (e.g., in a module), but a static configuration directive would be a good first step.

See:
  * https://istlsfastyet.com/#server-performance
  * http://www.igvita.com/2013/10/24/optimizing-tls-record-size-and-buffering-latency/