What is the latency of the XKS service offered by DSM SaaS?

What is the latency of the XKS service offered by DSM SaaS?

The network trip outside AWS to open KMS key envelopes should be considered when defining the total application’s latency budget.

The extra latency is directly related to the network distance between AWS and the DSM SaaS service.

Tests using a distributed. ICMP Ping service1 suggest:

  • Between 1 and 20 milliseconds between continental US POPs and amer.smartkey.io
  • About 1 millisecond from continental Europe to eu.smartkey.io
  • 40-50ms between various Asia-Pacific countries and apac.smartkey.io
  • Sub-millisecond between Sydney and au.smartkey.io.

Of course, these numbers may vary depending on network conditions.

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