Re: Question about network security in embedded environment

From: joe (joe_at_joe.net)
Date: 05/28/03 

Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 23:02:00 -0400

good question....I'm across the street from the borg cube in MD; if you figure
this out, i'd like to know too..hard enough to get this going on solaris /
winblows....

Skye Roberts wrote:

> Hello:
>
> Does anyone have any experience with adding SSL, IPSec & IKE and/or firewall
> functionality in VxWorks, which is a real-time operating system for the
> embedded industry? Our environment is VxWorks 5.4 on PPC.
>
> For SSL, IPSec/ IKE - any recommendations on what products we should use
> and why. (e.g. Wind NET IPSEC, Wind NET SSL). As for the firewall we are
> looking for a simple packet filter firewall and are open for suggestions.
>
> Also I am interested in performance impact. Since we are in an embedded
> environment, I am concern about CPU and memory utilization, propagation
> delay? Any rough numbers on what we should expect based on experience.
>
> I have posted this question on other news group but received no response.
> Any information will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance:
>
> Skye