From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 21 20:40:44 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB66616A4B3 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 20:40:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp3.sentex.ca (smtp3.sentex.ca [64.7.153.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6B3043F75 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 20:40:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from lava.sentex.ca (pyroxene.sentex.ca [199.212.134.18]) by smtp3.sentex.ca (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h9M3egeW008019; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 23:40:42 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from simian.sentex.net (simeon.sentex.ca [192.168.43.27]) by lava.sentex.ca (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h9M3efYI027499; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 23:40:42 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.0.20031021233604.0807f8a0@209.112.4.2> X-Sender: mdtpop@209.112.4.2 (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 23:44:48 -0400 To: Bill Swingle , security@freebsd.org From: Mike Tancsa In-Reply-To: <20031022032740.GA2605@dub.net> References: <20031022032740.GA2605@dub.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new Subject: Re: hardware crypto and SSL? X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Security issues [members-only posting] List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 03:40:44 -0000 Dont know about http ssl, but I am using the cards from Soekris for my backup server. As long as you use 3des for encryption, it does make a big difference CPU wise. The next generation cards supposedly have AES and public key generation, but I dont think the driver will do the public key stuff. The safe driver says it does, but I dont know where to get such cards. ---Mike At 11:27 PM 21/10/2003, Bill Swingle wrote: >Is anyone successfully using some sort of hardware crypto solution to >combat the overhead of SSL in http transactions? I'd love to hear >anything good or bad about this. > >-Bill > >-- >-=| Bill Swingle - >-=| Every message PGP signed >-=| PGP Fingerprint: C1E3 49D1 EFC9 3EE0 EA6E 6414 5200 1C95 8E09 0223 >-=| "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers" Pablo Picasso > > >