[strongSwan] Strongswan 4.5.2 performance AES128 vs DES

[Andreas Steffen]

Hi,

The AES cipher *is* much faster than 3DES! There is no remedy
for this fact than slowing down AES on purpose ;-)

Andreasa

On 02/28/2012 08:59 PM, Morgan Yang wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> I am noticing a significant difference in throughput between using
> AES128 and 3DES on my Intel x86 server. I can achieve 100 mbps stable
> throughout using AES128 but can only achieve 2/3 of that using 3DES. I
> know can I accelerate AES even further using Crypto patches, is there
> any ways to accelerate 3DES?
>
> Much Thanks
> Morgan Yang

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Andreas Steffen                         andreas.steffen at strongswan.org
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