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Re: Re[2]: ISAKMP performance



Andrade Software & Networking
Andrad@Netcom.Com
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> On Tue, 15 Jul 1997 pcalhoun@usr.com wrote:
> 
> >      Using hardware acceleration, a security server will only be able to 
> >      generate about 6 SAs/second (assume the DH exchange, the signing and 
> >      the verification). Now certainly it is possible to add more hardware, 
> >      but read below before we go on this thread. 
> >      

6 key setups per second is too slow.  I believe about 1000/sec
will be needed (in software).

- Alex

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