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

["jt" <jt@xxxxxx>]

Andy,

THANKS for this info...!

Hmmm...  I'll forward this on to the BP, and see what he finds out.

(Sure miss PCAS400, or whatever the PC Configurator was called.  I thought I
saw there was a dawg-slow Java replacement, but can't find it now.)

jt

| -----Original Message-----
| From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
| [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Andy Nolen-Parkhouse
| Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 8:34 AM
| To: midrange-l@midrange.com
| Subject: RE: Encryption co-processor (was RE: Encryption basics)
|
|
| jt,
|
| 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.
|
| Regards,
| Andy Nolen-Parkhouse
|
| > Dag...
| >
| > Day late and dollar short, again.  (Just found out withdrawn June,
| 2000,
| > so
| > a few days late...;-)
| >
| > |
| > | In a similar vein:  does anyone use the encryption
| > | hardware-assist?  (Don't
| > | have FC.)  Anyone heard costs and/or pros & cons?  Looking to
| > | find if it has
| > | value when using VPN.
| > |