VIA Technologies, Inc, a developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, has released the VIA PadLock Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP), a software module that enables the Microsoft Cryptographic Application Programming Interface (CryptoAPI) used by programmers to enhance security in applications to offload much of the security heavy-lifting to the VIA PadLock Security Engine integrated directly into VIA C7 family processors.

The VIA PadLock CSP helps build protection by enabling developers using the Microsoft CryptoAPI in their applications to benefit from the security tools of the VIA PadLock Security Engine with little program modification. The VIA PadLock accelerates AES ciphers by over fifty times, SHA secure hashes by seven times, and public key generation by up to two times, enabling real-time protection of information with extremely low processor utilization.

Key generation, used for authentication, is also strengthened with the VIA PadLock CSP by utilizing the dual Quantum-based random number generators integrated into the VIA PadLock Security Engine. Fully compatible with Microsoft Windows XP, CE, and the forthcoming Windows Vista, the VIA PadLock CSP can be used in any current VIA processor based server, desktop, embedded or notebook system.

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www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=22&DSCat=161&DCatType=1
www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/padlock/via-csp.jsp
www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/padlock/

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