ACVP-Server [FEATURE IMPROVEMENT] Return a value other than 30 on retry if the answer is known to take longer

Suggest adding logic to send a retry value closer to when the actual result can be expected done.

this would relieve some load on the server as the clients should sit and wait for the retry value provided.

Jun 22 '21 11:06 asant57

Hi @asant57, thank you for this suggestion. You may also be interested in the HealthCheck endpoint added in v1.1.0.18 and documented here: https://github.com/usnistgov/ACVP-Server/wiki/Health-Check---Server-Version-Endpoint

Jun 22 '21 11:06 livebe01

the API provided seems to be specifically for ACVP server health. whereas my envisioning was more of the regular retry:30 that is returned. for example if an algorithm, say DSA, is known to take 2 minutes to generate the keyGen request data the server could return 120 in the retry and reduce the number of queries a client makes just to get the retry by a factor of 4 (in this example).

Jun 22 '21 13:06 asant57

Yes, sorry. I didn't mean to imply that the HealthCheck was the same as what you are suggesting. Optimizing the retry value makes sense and is a valuable suggestion. I've marked this ticket as an "enhancement" and we'll consider it as we make improvements to the server code.

Jun 22 '21 15:06 livebe01