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Workspace IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware
Categories Crypto HW
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 3, 2014

RELATED IDEAS

FPE algorithm support

Algorithms include FFX, VAES, BPS, and VFPE (Visa counter-mode algorithm).
Keys will be in variable-length key tokens and will use new key types.
Hardware necessary to accelerate these algorithms.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 8, 2021

    .CEX7S - CCA 7.2 and CEX6S - CCA 6.5 contain the support

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 24, 2020

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Hardware
    Product - z Systems Hardware
    Component - Crypto HW

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Hardware
    Product - z Systems Hardware
    Component - Security / Crypto

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 6, 2018

    VFPE has been implemented and the rest are under consideration.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 24, 2017

    We plan to implement these functions.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 4, 2014

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #60148 in product zEnterprise EC12 (zEC12) zEnterprise BC12 (zBC12).

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