Good News for Your Network
Security System
Our public key processor solution is a real modulo
arithmetic math whiz. The Hifn 6500 tears through
1024 and 2048-list RSA private key computations,
and sets the largest number of secure connections
in the shortest possible time. Our solution is ideal
for builders of virtual private networks and
electronic commerce systems, whose customers
require secure, high-speed throughput.
Is Public Key Processing Putting
Your System to Sleep?
Cryptographic public key calculations require as
much as 70% of the network processor's limited
processing resources, slowing data throughput.
But, as Infonetics co-founder Michael Howard puts it,
"Corporations do not want security technology to
slow down their VPN traffic they want VPNs to
perform at the same speeds as non-VPN traffic."
Adding the 6500 chip to a VPN satisfies the
customer's need for both security and speed.
Complete Solution
Reduces System
Level Cost, Speeds
Time to Market
The Hifn 6500 provides all the
tools necessary to accelerate
your time to market, and contains
all the peripherals necessary for
public key processing. Truly
random numbers are a
cryptographic essential, so the
Hifn 6500 includes a built-in
random number generator that reduces chip count
and insures that the numbers used to calculate
encryption keys are completely unpredictable.
The 6500 produces random numbers from the
unpredictable phase relation of internal oscillators,
which means these numbers cannot be guessed
by an attacker.
In addition, the 6500 provides an on-chip PCI
controller as well as a direct 32-bit streaming data
communication port.
The 6500 is an excellent match with our 7000-
series symmetric key encryption accelerators and
IPSECure toolkit, with field-tested source code for
IPSEC, IKE and ISAKMP implementations.
Complete, Proven Solution Suite
The valuable 6500 API software is available with a
reference kit, containing software documentation,
data sheets and application notes. Hifn also offers a
hardware reference board for evaluating the 6500
chip and API to reduce customer's time to market.
LAN Ports
System
Controller
CPU
System
Memory
Crypto-Module
OR
6500
6500
WAN Ports
System Block Diagram
Hifn
6500
Public Key Processor
Set the largest
number of secure
connections in
the shortest
possible time.
Un-authenticated
key exchange:
313 connections
per second
DSA-based
key exchange:
87 connections
per second
RSA-based
key exchange:
117 connections
per second
The Hifn
TM
6500 Races
Through Public Key Math
1024-bit modular arithmetic processor
with 2048-bit support
Up to 100 MHz
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True random number generator
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PCI (3V or 5V) and direct 32-bit
slave interfaces
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Supports large data bursts
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160-pin quad flat pack; 3 volt operation
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Single-cycle operation
Glueless logic to 7851 and 7811
Features
Hifn 6500-100 Operation Time
IKE Session with pre-shared keys
(1024-Bit Key Size)
2-Diffie-Hellman Operations 180-bit exponent
IKE Session with DSA-based X.509 Authentication
(1024-Bit Key Size)
2-Diffie-Hellman Operations 180-bit exponent
1-DSA sign
2-DSA verifies
IKE Session with RSA-based X.509 Authentication
(1024-Bit Key Size)
2-Diffie-Hellman Operations 180-bit exponent
1-RSA sign (Private Key)
2-RSA verifies (Public Key)
313 conn./sec
87 conn./sec
117 conn./sec
Hifn
6500
Public Key Processor
2000 by Hi/fn, Inc. This product must be exported from the United States in accordance with the Export Administration Regulations. Diversion contrary to U.S. law prohibited.
Hifn is a trademark of Hi/fn, Inc. Hi/fn and LZS are registered trademarks of Hi/fn, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
*Algorithm completely compatible with RSA's RC4.TM
Part Number
Package
6500-50 PH8
160-pin HQFP
6500-100 PH8
160-pin HQFP
6500REF
Reference Design Kit
6500API
Basic API Software
6500EXTAPI
6500 Extended API Software
Documentation: Network Security
Data Book 6500 Reference Kit
Ordering Information
6500 IKE Performance
Algorithm
750 University Avenue
Los Gatos, CA 95032
408.399.3500 tel
408.399.3501 fax
info@hifn.com
www.hifn.com
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7751
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7851
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IPSECure**
PCI
LZS
MPPC
DES
3-DES
ARC4
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SHA
MD5
RSA
DSA
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Hifn Product Selection Guide
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