The following table shows performance for selected IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) verbs running on an IBM 4764-001 PCI-X Cryptographic Coprocessor card (4764 card) executing CCA version 3.25 software. The tests were measured from a CCA application program running on an IBM eServer xSeries 226 host server with a 3.2 GHz processor, 1.5 GB of RAM and a single 4764 card. The tests utilized the same CCA application programming interfaces (APIs) that are provided for customer application programs. The host server used to achieve the results below was running the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 operating system; however similar performance results were obtained in tests run on the same host server running the Microsoft Windows 2003 operating system. No other application programs were running on the server while the tests were executing.
Performance can be affected by many factors, and IBM does not guarantee that you will achieve the same performance numbers given in this table. This information is provided 'AS IS' without warranty, express or implied. When quoting some key length or cryptographic algorithms one may not conclude that IBM implies the key length or cryptographic algorithm are adequate and can therefore be used safely. The cryptographic functions described below may not be available in all countries and may be subject to export regulations.
