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An Open-source Cryptographic Coprocessor

Overview This paper presents a general-purpose open-source crypto coprocessor capable of securely performing crypto operations such as key management, certificate creation and handling, and email encryption, decryption, and signing, at a cost one to two orders of magnitude below that of commercial equivalents while providing generally equivalent performance and a higher level of functionality. The paper examines various issues involved in designing the coprocessor, and explores options for hardware acceleration of crypto operations for extended performance above and beyond that offered by the basic coprocessor’s COTS hardware.

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PublisherUSENIX Association File FormatHTML
Date PublishedAugust 2000 Downloads1
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