VIA PadLock Security Initiative – Reviews & Reports

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Read what the media have to say about VIA PadLock and its performance in encryption tests.

Reviews

"This motherboard appeared extremely interesting to us because of its total connectivity (it integrates many modern standards) and its particularly advanced functionalities of hardware coding. The only limit seems to be the imagination of the system builders that will choose it"... more (French)

"This is the only CPU on the market with a built in hardware random number generator. The reason why a hardware random number generator is required, rather than a software based one, is because a software random number generator cannot generate a truly random number"... more

"Turn on support for the hardware RNG, though, and the scores are nearly 10 times better than a 3.6GHz P4."... more

"…the M12000 platform could be the core of a small, cheap cryptographic server."... more

"The VIA board absolutely kills its competition, under 30 seconds for each of the encryption methods is absolutely amazing. It just goes to show how extremely effective the VIA Padlock system is when it comes to encryption." ... more

"Not only does the board feature a Random Number Generator, but with PadLock ACE there's extra performance for encryption and decryption. It can encrypt and decrypt data at an impressive sustained rate of 12.8Gb/sec. ACE directly supports all three AES key sizes (128,196 and 256-bit) in hardware without any loss in performance."... more

Comprehensive interview with Glenn Henry, founder of VIA processor subsidiary Centaur Technology, discussing the founding of Centaur, its strategy and products, and why Linux is fundamental to his company's success... more

Reports