DSP-based cryptographic libraries for secure comms

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Nov 27, 2003

Available now from Kane Computing are a range of cryptographic libraries that run on Texas Instruments C54x/C55x, C62x, C64x and C67x DSP families and the OMAP platform.

Kane Computing has signed an agreement to represent Israeli company Snapshield within the EU.

Snapshield develops cryptographic libraries that run on Texas Instruments C54x/C55x, C62x, C64x and C67x DSP families and the OMAP platform.

Information security has become a major concern for corporations around the world.

Businesses appreciate the importance of their communication privacy and consider information as a valuable asset.

Security technologies have evolved and became highly dynamic and complex.

With the use of software implementations, high security levels can always be maintained.

With its extensive experience in telephony security, Snapshield contributes security software applications, implemented today in legacy (wireline and wireless) services, along with a rich cryptographic library, including all popular private and public-key encryption algorithms (all algorithms required by IPSec standard), such as DES, the high-strength Triple DES and the brand new AES algorithm for symmetric encryption, with key exchange protected by RSA, ElGamal and Diffie-Hellman, MD5 and SHA-1 hashing functions along with their keyed versions (HMAC), RSA and DSA for digital signatures.

Snapshield offers Snapcrypt - standard algorithms for cryptography - to companies that are engaged in the development of applications based on Texas Instruments DSPs.

Snapshield's algorithm is highly optimised for usage within embedded systems and could save costly development and provide developers with much faster time to market.

The Snapshield library fully supports TI's eXpressDSP algorithm standard and support the C54x, C55x, C62x, C64x, and C67x DSP generations and OMAP platform.

KCL and Snapshield are Texas Instruments Third Party Partners.

Snapshield has expertise in developing and licensing cryptographic libraries on TI DSPs and KCL has expertise in advising, supporting and supplying TI DSP developers with complete design and development packages.