SSL was implemented long time ago for mining already but was removed again due to the increased network lag.
Lags can only create a pool if it spends a lot of time to encrypt/decrypt data, am I correct?
SSL connection is based on same sockets and it takes almost zero time on client side to encrypt/decrypt 1Kb of data.
I'm curious about server load, is it too expensive to use encrypted connections for you?
I use the Celeron 1620 for my miners, will that CPU not good enough to do the encryption? I am little concerned.