Arye Shemer wrote: >I'll try answer your questions as best I can. >1. I am talking about z/VM z/VSE customer who is using currently CPACF to >encrypt data going to the disk and (I am not sure) >some software using CPACF for SSL.
>2. Customer predict workload increase and expect to get more performance >using the Crypto Express especially in the growing SSL > demand For SSL, yes; for basic encryption, no. It will almost certainly be slower. If the blocks are big enough it's possible it might be faster, but I wouldn't bet on it (well, I guess it depends how bad their software encryption implementation is). >3. Customer is currently using CPACF with key length of 128 bits for clear >key encryption and (by internal demand) expect to move to 256 bits with the >Crypto Express Again, if this is for basic AES/DES and the existing implementation isn't too horrible, don't bet on better performance. >4. As far as I know there are no immediate requirements for high secured > key protection (which provided of course > by the Crypto Express) >5. The Crypto Express is offered to the customer for marketing reasons (Can >not elaborate and have to leave it vague) Um. OK. Not sure what that means, but I guess that's the point! -- ...phsiii Phil Smith III Senior Architect & Product Manager, Mainframe & Enterprise Distinguished Technologist HPE Data Security phs...@hpe.com<mailto:phs...@hpe.com> T 703-476-4511 M 703-568-6662 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Herndon, VA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
