From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 22 13:49:35 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 1F58316A4B3 for ; Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:49:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from out009.verizon.net (out009pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.131]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 908B443FA3 for ; Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:49:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jmb@bresler.org) Received: from gate.bresler.org ([141.156.213.237]) by out009.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.33 201-253-122-126-133-20030313) with ESMTP id <20031022204932.YOYU4096.out009.verizon.net@gate.bresler.org>; Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:49:32 -0500 Received: from ASSP-nospam (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gate.bresler.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E84A66C53; Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:49:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 192.168.250.6 ([192.168.250.6] helo=bp6.bresler.org) by ASSP-nospam ; 22 Oct 03 20:49:00 -0000 Received: by bp6.bresler.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 7E03680; Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:49:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bp6.bresler.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7408A9903; Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:49:24 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:49:24 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" To: Mike Tancsa In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.0.20031021233604.0807f8a0@209.112.4.2> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Assp-Spam-Prob: 0.00000 X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out009.verizon.net from [141.156.213.237] at Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:49:32 -0500 cc: security@freebsd.org 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 20:49:35 -0000 Radware makes a box called the CT100 that we are evaluating where I work. The box is supposed to perform precisely this function. Give me a shout if you are interested in hearing more about it. jmb On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Mike Tancsa wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-security@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-security-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >