rlm_perl , unlang and Exec-Wait with Perl

[Alan DeKok]

rsg wrote:
> My particular problem is to compare
> 
> IP address management(Authorization)
>               (1) 'solely' based on Perl    VS   (2) SQLIPPOOL + unlang
> 
> Does it mean that SQLIPPOOL isn't a good choice for large scale
> deployments requiring scalability & faster response time?

  No.

> 
> On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Alan DeKok <aland at deployingradius.com> wrote:
>> rsg wrote:
>>  > However my question is about performance and about how fast & scalable
>>  > this kind of a setup compared to a Perl based system.
>>
>>   Perl will almost always be slower, for the simple reason that it has a
>>  lot more work to do in order to set up the interpreter, etc. for every
>>  request.
>>
>>   The "unlang" policies are intended for *simple* policies.  *Complex*
>>  ones usually require a real language.
>>
>>   To be honest, speed in a RADIUS server is almost irrelevant.  The
>>  overwhelming majority of time is spent (1) doing SSL setup if you're
>>  doing EAP, and/or (2) database queries.
>>
>>   Perl versus "unlang" will have minimal difference in performance if
>>  you're querying a database.
>>
>>   Alan DeKok.
>>
>>
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