On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 02:34:45PM +0100, Bhima Pandava wrote:
> I know this had been asked before but I did not see an answer nor did
> I see an update on the relate OpenBSD web pages.
>
> What is the status of hardware encryption accelerators?
>
> I too have read the web pages and frankly they sound outdated or at
> best old. I have the impression that some years ago there was a big
> push to include support for these devices and encryption in general
> and once completed not much else has been done.
>
> Is this the case?
IIRC, there is currently interest, or possibly even an effort, or it
might even be completed, into getting the crypto instructions working on
VIA C7; while not a separate crypto accelerator, this could fulfill
pretty much the same role.
Joachim
