[rescue] Sun's crypto accelerators - useful?

[Nemo Nusquam]

On 2021-05-02 13:57, Dan Moisa wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> Are those crypto accelerators useful for routine operations in ssl like
> ssh/scp, https, etc? Or are they just useful for specialized
> workloads/SUN-specific stuff?
 From memory, OpenSSL and SSH can be built to use h/w for symmetric and 
asymmetric crypto, as well as RNG (OpenSSL calls them "engines").B  I 
suspect that same true for LibreSSL, NSS, and others.

> I'm maxing out an Ultra 10 under Solaris to keep around for reference, and
> looking at what I can throw in it. Something like Sun 375-3089 Crypto
> Accelerator 1000 caught my eye, but I can't find too much info on it.
If memory serves, the chips are strictly RSA (so no ECC stuff).B  I 
cannot remember whether that has AES on it or just DES.

Sorry I cannot be more helpfu.

Sincerely,
N.