It will also help settle the performance issues of how quickly algorithms such as 3DES or AES are being performed, because the emphasis has been shifted to overall system performance. Effective data rates are higher when LZS or MPPC compression is used, with those engines running at up to 500 and 700Mbps. The HIPP 7854 processor can set up 300 IPSec Quick Mode connections per second, with support for up to 2,000-bit public keys natively. A choice of software options and reference designs are available to help network equipment manufacturers incorporate the new product into their designs in the shortest possible time, and to enable FIPS 140-1 level 3 compliance. This is not a trivial matter, given the software content of any design, as well as the physical compatibility issues.
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A total of 512K simultaneous IPSec security associations are supported with no performance degradation. SHA-1 and MD5 authentication, LZS and MPPC compression. Hifn's integrated data flow technology and unique HIPP architecture enables intelligent secure networks with compression, encryption and application recognition. This is central to the growth of the Internet, helping to make electronic mail, web browsing, Internet shopping and multimedia communications better, faster and more secure. Most of the major network equipment manufacturers use Hifn's patented technology to improve packet processing.