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     stable.  We wrote our own driver for supporting this chip, rather      stable.  We wrote our own driver for supporting this chip, rather
     than using the (USA-written)      than using the (USA-written)
     <a href="http://www.powercrypt.com">powercrypt</a> driver, as well      <a href="http://www.powercrypt.com">powercrypt</a> driver, as well
     our driver links in properly to the IPSEC stack<p>      our driver links in properly to the IPSEC stack.
     The 7751 is now considered slow by industry standards and many vendors      The 7751 is now considered slow by industry standards and many vendors
     have faster chips (even HiFn now has a faster but more expensive      have faster chips (even HiFn now has a faster but more expensive
     chip).      chip).  Peak performance with 3DES SHA1 ESP is around 63MBit/sec.
     <p>      <p>
       (As an aside, HiFn was a difficult company to deal with; they even
       threatened to sue us over our non-USA reverse engineering of their
       crypto unlock algorithm).
       <p>
 <li><b>Broadcom BCM5805 (or beta chip Bluesteelnet 5501)</b><br>  <li><b>Broadcom BCM5805 (or beta chip Bluesteelnet 5501)</b><br>
     Just after the OpenBSD 2.7 release, we succeeded at adding support      Just after the OpenBSD 2.7 release, we succeeded at adding preliminary support
     for these early release parts provided to us by the vendor, specifically      for these early release parts provided to us by the vendor, specifically
     starting with the test chip      starting with the test chip
     <a href="http://www.bluesteelnet.com/product.html">5501</a>.      <a href="http://www.bluesteelnet.com/product.html">5501</a>.
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     The new BCM5805 is similar, except that they also add an asymetric engine      The new BCM5805 is similar, except that they also add an asymetric engine
     for running DSA, RSA, and other such algorithms.  With approximate      for running DSA, RSA, and other such algorithms.  With approximate
     performance starting at more than twice as fast as the HiFn, hopefully      performance starting at more than twice as fast as the HiFn, hopefully
     this chip will become more common soon.  We have not fully optimized our      this chip will become more common soon.  Our driver still has bugs, so
     driver yet, so performance figures will be forthcoming.      we do not yet have performance figures.
     <p>      <p>
       The Broadcom/Bluesteelnet people have been great to deal with.  They gave
       us complete documentation for their chips and a sufficient number of cards
       to test with.
       <p>
   
   <li><b>Pijnenburg PCC-ISES</b><br>
       The <a href="http://www.pcc.pijnenburg.nl/pcc-ises.htm">PCC-ISES</a> is a
       new chipset from the Netherlands.  We have received sample hardware and
       documentation, and work to support this should start fairly soon.
       <p>
   
   <li><b>IRE 2141</b><br>
       We have received documentation and sample hardware for the
       <a href="http://www.ire.com/OEM/OEMTechnologyDefault.htm">IRE</a> crypto
       cards based on the SafeNet chipset.  We would like to get started on
       supporting these soon.
       <p>
   
 <li><b>Other cards</b><br>  <li><b>Other cards</b><br>
     We are moving towards supporting other chips such as:      We are moving towards supporting other chips such as:
     <ul>      <ul>
     <li><a href="http://www.ire.com/OEM/OEMTechnologyDefault.htm">IRE 2141</a>  
     <li><a href="http://www.pcc.pijnenburg.nl/pcc-ises.htm">Pijnenburg PCC-ISES</a>      <li><a href="http://www.3com.com/promotions/3c990promo/index.html">3com 3c990</a>
     <li>perhaps the  
     <a href="http://www.3com.com/promotions/3c990promo/index.html">3com 3c990</a>  
     <li>and others      <li>and others
     </ul>      </ul>
     <p>      <p>
     Of these, IRE in particular has already been very friendly, and have given  
     us all the information we need to support their hardware.  Other vendors  
     are on our list, but we are focusing on the fast+cheap solutions first.  
     Intel (and 3com to a lesser degree) don't yet fully understand how      Intel (and 3com to a lesser degree) don't yet fully understand how
     they could benefit from giving us documentation for their cryptography      they could benefit from giving us documentation for their cryptography
     cards, so feel free to contact them independently and encourage them.      cards, so feel free to contact them independently and encourage them.
       We have given up talking to them, since it appears to be a waste of time.
     <p>      <p>
     If people wish to help with writing drivers,      <b>If people wish to help with writing drivers,
     <a href=#people>come and help us</a>.      <a href=#people>come and help us</a>.</b>
 <p>  <p>
 <li><b>Intel 82802AB/82802AC Firmware Hub RNG</b><br>  <li><b>Intel 82802AB/82802AC Firmware Hub RNG</b><br>
     The 82802 FWH chip (found on i810, i820, and i840 motherboards) contains      The 82802 FWH chip (found on i810, i820, and i840 motherboards) contains
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