Re: Looking for accelerator cards for file encryption, not VPN

From: Ari Silversteinn (abcarisilverstein_at_yahoo.comxyz)
Date: 04/19/05 

Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 20:53:28 -0400

>> Thanks, nemo. I was asking more about the need for CPU or off-CPU
>> "boost"
>> if running the software concurrent instead of firmware.

On 18 Apr 2005 22:11:39 GMT, nemo_outis wrote:
 
> OK, thanks for clearing that up. However, I think you will be hard-
> pressed to find what you are looking for. For instance, various HSMs like
> the IBM 4758 tend to lag the general processor market considerably in terms
> of raw CPU speed.
>
> The security market is small and security devices must have a reasonably
> long life to recover their development costs against a small number of
> annual sales. Trying to compete against Intel and AMD in the speed race is
> a doomed commercial strategy - they will overtake any special purpose CPU
> with their general purpose ones too quickly to allow for cost recovery.

Yes, true nut I suppose the better question (for you and others) is that if
you have a dedicated PC for decrypting (in my case an ID Card's embedded
barcode data) using an extensive 128/256 bit decryption software (AES
e.g.), then does one really need any additional horsepower over the present
AMD/Intel offerings? 

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