R.S. is correct.

Crypto Express cards can be configured 2 ways... both process handshakes.
 When configured as an accelerator... it only processes handshakes.

Dedicated accelerator will handle more concurrent handshakes.  But you
would need to be doing a whole lot of concurrent SSL handshakes to make it
attractive to use it as an accelerator.

High web traffic or similar would qualify.

Perhaps someone that is using CEX# as an accelerator would care to comment?

Rob Schramm


Rob Schramm
Senior Systems Consultant
Imperium Group




On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 10:19 AM, R.S. <[email protected]>wrote:

> SSL handshake is supported also by CEX hardware in Coprocessor mode.
> Coprocessor offer same functionality as Accelerator (plus MUCH MORE), but
> the speed is rougly 1/3.
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> W dniu 2012-12-17 16:09, Steve Finch pisze:
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>  The SSL handshake phase is done by the CEX2x, CEX3x, or CEX4 crypto
>> hardware running in Accelerator mode not Co-Processor mode
>>
>> Everything else is correct
>>
>> Steve
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>> Hello, I hope someone can help me.
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>>            I have read CICS's and ICSF manuals, and I have understood
>> that if , my Cics worked as a Http Srver
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>>     and  used a certificate imported in Racf with the option ICSF,  the
>> handshake phase of SSL will be done by
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>>     the Cryptografic Coprocesors, and the record phase by ICSF and the
>> CPACF.  This way saving a lot of the
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>>     CPs .   Can anyone tell I am right or wath is my missunderstanding?
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>>        Thank you a lot in advance.
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