https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/encryption-performance-and-throughput/m-p/2638740#M196495 <P>Are there any considerations one should do regarding performace using 3DES and AES128/256 encryption ? Im specially thinking of</P><P>througput and cpu load on ASA devices.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanx</P><P>Jon Are</P> Tue, 12 Mar 2019 05:35:57 GMT Jon Are Endrerud 2019-03-12T05:35:57Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/encryption-performance-and-throughput/m-p/2638740#M196495 <P>Are there any considerations one should do regarding performace using 3DES and AES128/256 encryption ? Im specially thinking of</P><P>througput and cpu load on ASA devices.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanx</P><P>Jon Are</P> Tue, 12 Mar 2019 05:35:57 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/encryption-performance-and-throughput/m-p/2638740#M196495 Jon Are Endrerud 2019-03-12T05:35:57Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/encryption-performance-and-throughput/m-p/2638741#M196496 <P>Hi Jon,</P><P>Please look at the throughput for different models when using the 3des/aes encryption.</P><P>http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/asa-5500-x-series-next-generation-firewalls/data-sheet-c78-729807.html</P><P>http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/asa-5500-series-next-generation-firewalls/product_data_sheet0900aecd80402e3f.html</P><P>Also, higher is the encryption level, more is the processing load on the device and hence this should be considered along with overall capability of the device and choose appropriate one according to the requirement.</P><P>Regards,</P><P>Kanwal</P><P>Note: Please mark answers if they are helpful.</P> Fri, 06 Mar 2015 14:38:39 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/encryption-performance-and-throughput/m-p/2638741#M196496 Kanwaljeet Singh 2015-03-06T14:38:39Z