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Subject: Re: VPN / IPsec server with Powercrypt 
From: Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino <itojun@iijlab.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 00:40:10 +0900
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>"Regarding FreeBSD:  Please note that the driver that we have available is a
>generic encryption driver.  It does not perform IPSec functions. I just want
>to make sure that I tell you this before you decide to purchase.   IPSec is
>performed in OpenBSD because they created their drivers and incorporated it
>into the o/s."
>So, is FreeBSD VPN / IPsec with hw crypto support from the Powercrypt 
>board do-able or not?

	no, there's no support in kernel IPsec for PowerCrypt (or any of 
	hardware crypto cards).

itojun


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