[Openswan dev] IPsec HW Offload Engine support

[Michael Richardson]

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>>>>> "remy" == remy gauguey <remy.gauguey at mindspeed.com> writes:
    remy> Hello,

    remy> I'm currently working on a CPE SoC based on ARM11 with an
    remy> IPSec offload engine.  This engine performs crypto operations
    remy> (cipher + digest) but also ESP/AH protocols offload (ESP/AH
    remy> header and trailer insertion, IPv4 (only) header
    remy> modification...).  This engine manages SA database, with TTL

  Expect some work to show up soon that does ESP/AH protocol offload.

    remy> but I would like to know how feasible would it be to integrate
    remy> such a IPSec Offload Engine into OpenSwan KLIPS architecture.
    remy> It sounds like to me the IPsecX interface would allow to do
    remy> this easier than on 26sec...

  Yes, I thikn so.

  Is your engine look-aside or inline?

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