[dns-operations] OpenHardware FPGA-based HSM SCA6000 with OpenSSL?

WBrown at e1b.org WBrown at e1b.org
Tue Oct 16 13:02:00 UTC 2012


Miek wrote on 10/15/2012 07:40:06 AM:

> Indeed, sounds like a really interesting project.
> 
> But why would a hardware implementation be better than, for instance, 
SoftHSM?

What about joining forces with the OpenDNSSEC team to add support for 
using GPUs to do the number crunching in OpenHSM?  Much of the design work 
for the HSM and PKCS#11 has already been done.

GPUs are being used to crack security, why not use them to enhance it as 
well.  Let the arms race begin!  Oh wait, it already has...



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