Cryptographic Services Provider
Components
Features
Board
Multiple cryptoprocessors
Multiple IPSec coprocessors
Optimized for performance
Security Manager
Session/connection management
Multiple applications or sessions access the board concurrently constrained only by the computer hardware resoures
Virtual crypto token management
Security administration and auditing
CAPIs
FORTEZZA Cryptographic Interface (CI) and PKCS #11 API
Extensible to handle extension and special function calls
Functions
Characteristics
Algorithms
Government and commercial algorithms (SkipJack, KEA, D-H, DES, 3DES, SHA-1, MD5, DSA, RC4)
Algorithm-agile design will support others such as RSA
Security Services
Data confidentiality, data integrity, key management, digital signature, and time-stamp services
Key Management
User keys and certificates generated and stored in virtual crypto tokens
Cryptograhically sensitive materials protected with keys on the board
Operating Environments
Windows NT, Solaris, and other UNIX OSs
Platforms
Sun Microsystems (SBus and PCI Buses)
PCs (PCI bus)