RE: Encryption co-processor (was RE: Encryption basics)

["jt" <jt@xxxxxx>]

Phil,

OUTSTANDING catch...!  Found out the feature is $5000.  That's an awful lot
of money anyway (depending on the performance gains), but particularly if
the encryption is flawed...

Maybe the 4801/2 are more secure, but...  ?


Does anyone have any knowledge or experience if this feature gives
significant performance gains...?!?  (Again, primarily for VPN, and such.)


jt

| -----Original Message-----
| From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
| [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Hall, Philip
| Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 10:15 AM
| To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
| Subject: RE: Encryption co-processor (was RE: Encryption basics)
| Importance: High
|
|
| > There is a PCI Cryptographic Coprocessor (feature codes #4801
| > and #4802) currently available on the 8xx and 270 models.
| > I have no experience with it, but the hardware you're
| > referring to does still exist.
|
| I hope it doesn't use the same hardware as this IBM product...
|
| http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rnc1/descrack/
|
| Highlighted by this article
|
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1645000/1645552.stm
|
| --phil