On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 10:40:34 -0800, Edward Jaffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>... >The CP Assist for Cryptographic Function (CPACF), is an optional, >no-charge feature of System z9 EC, z9 BC, z990, and z890 servers. > >Sounds like you're running some old hardware! >... Not old. z9s. The person asking me mentioned "software cost" so maybe we have some product that charges more if CPACF is enabled. (That doesn't seem very likely.) In any case, I still would be able to better understand the capabilities of these 2 pieces of encryption hardware, so I'd still like to know: 1. Will CEX2 do DES/3DES/EAS-128 encryption using clear keys if CPACF is disabled? 2. If so, what is the relative performance of each vs software? Is the same amount of workload offloaded? 3. Does CEX2 perform SHA hashing? 4. If CEX2 can do the work and CPACF is disabled, will System SSL switch from issuing CPACF instructions to making ICSF calls? Pat O'Keefe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
