5V0-43.21 · Question #57
In Avi, what is the performance difference between RSA and EC certificates?
The correct answer is D. EC provides greater performance than RSA. D is correct because Elliptic Curve (EC) certificates use ECC cryptography, which requires significantly fewer CPU cycles to perform the same cryptographic operations as RSA. In Avi, this translates to higher SSL transactions per second and lower latency during TLS handshakes…
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In Avi, what is the performance difference between RSA and EC certificates?
Options
- AEC provides less performance than RSA.
- BAvi does not support EC certificates.
- CEC provides equivalent performance to RSA.
- DEC provides greater performance than RSA.
How the community answered
(19 responses)- B5% (1)
- D95% (18)
Explanation
D is correct because Elliptic Curve (EC) certificates use ECC cryptography, which requires significantly fewer CPU cycles to perform the same cryptographic operations as RSA. In Avi, this translates to higher SSL transactions per second and lower latency during TLS handshakes, making EC the higher-performance choice.
Why the distractors are wrong:
- A is the opposite of reality - EC is faster, not slower, due to smaller key sizes achieving equivalent security strength.
- B is false - Avi fully supports EC certificates alongside RSA.
- C is incorrect - performance is not equivalent; EC has a measurable advantage, especially under high connection load.
Memory tip: Think "EC = Efficient Crypto." Smaller keys + less math = more performance. On any modern ADC/load balancer, EC is the go-to for SSL offload at scale.
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