On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Tyler Durden wrote: > These seem to be actual chips. Anyone know of companies selling Crypto apps > for Network processors? If so, which is deemed more secure by > Cypherpunks...software apps on network processors or outboard chips? (Am I > correct in assuming that a crypto app on a network processor is not any > easier to view or examine that a crypto ASIC?)
You don't have to rely on a proprietary, potentially compromised solution; there are open-source FPGA cores in the wild that can do lots of things for you. Eg, <http://www.opencores.org/projects/>. With a bit of luck, situation on the free cores market will gradually improve further.
