At the RSA security conference in San Francisco Tuesday, chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices announced a new, security-enhanced Alchemy Au1550 network processor aimed at bolstering security without bogging down servers and applications. AMD said the Au1550 — armed to support both SSL and IPsec virtual private network (VPN) protocols with a true random number generator (RNG) — is capable of sustaining an unlimited number of VPN tunnels simultaneously, thanks to technology licensed from SafeNet.
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AMD Hardens Network Security with New Alchemy Chip
Posted by: Jay Lyman February 24, 2004 10:38 AMAt the RSA security conference in San Francisco Tuesday, chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices announced a new, security-enhanced Alchemy Au1550 network processor aimed at bolstering security without bogging down servers and applications. AMD said the Au1550 — armed to support both SSL and IPsec virtual private network (VPN) protocols with a true random number generator (RNG) — is capable of sustaining an unlimited number of VPN tunnels simultaneously, thanks to technology licensed from SafeNet.