On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 02:34:45PM +0100, Bhima Pandava wrote: > I know this had been asked before but I did not see an answer nor did > I see an update on the relate OpenBSD web pages. > > What is the status of hardware encryption accelerators? > > I too have read the web pages and frankly they sound outdated or at > best old. I have the impression that some years ago there was a big > push to include support for these devices and encryption in general > and once completed not much else has been done. > > Is this the case?
IIRC, there is currently interest, or possibly even an effort, or it might even be completed, into getting the crypto instructions working on VIA C7; while not a separate crypto accelerator, this could fulfill pretty much the same role. Joachim