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Re: [gn4-3-wp6-t1-wb-RARE] MACsec and merchant chipsets [Re: crypto in rare]


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  • From: Simon Leinen <>
  • To: mc36 <>
  • Cc: <>, <>
  • Subject: Re: [gn4-3-wp6-t1-wb-RARE] MACsec and merchant chipsets [Re: crypto in rare]
  • Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 17:51:28 +0200
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Simon Leinen writes:
[...]
> I had also thought that MACsec would be something that people put on
> forwarding ASICs. I'm sure there are good reasons for not doing so.

On the other hand, the new Broadcom Jericho 2c+[1] (BCM88850 StrataDNX,
14.4Tb/s switching capacity for 18*400Gb/s ports) *does* seem to have
crypto integrated on the chipset, for MACsec and IPsec.
--
Simon.
[1] https://docs.broadcom.com/doc/88850-PB1-PUB



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