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Subject: Re: hardware crypto and SSL? 
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Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:33:38 -0000
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Eric Anderson writes:
> The new VIA Eden-N processors have built in high-speed AES encryption 
> routines - OpenBSD supports it and FreeBSD support is coming down the 
> line soon. 

*wave* :-)

> Note - I work for the company who designed the processor, so I am 
> biased.  But really, it IS FAST.

This is true. This is the fastest AES I've seen.

M
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