3DES throughput of PIX 520?

[n.oneill]

Hi

Anyone know what the 3DES throughput of the PIX 520 is? (No VPN accelerator card)

Thanks

[awaheed · Accepted solution]

Hi Oneill,

As the PIX520 is EOL, it took me a bit of searching to find this, so I hope this helps you out...

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/fw/sqfw500/prodlit/963_pp.htm

Software and Hardware-based Encryption

Version 5.0(1), with the addition of the appropriate encryption license key, provides software-based encryption for DES (56-bit) and 3DES (168-bit), as well as support for DES-only acceleration using the existing PL2 (PrivateLink) card. Users can expect to see a minimum of 10-20 Mbps of throughput for 3DES connections and 30-40 Mbps of throughput for DES using PIX's software-based encryption. Customers who use the PL2 card can expect double their DES throughput. NOTE: The PL2 card does NOT support 3DES encryption. In addition, the low number for 3DES throughput cited above is for the PIX 515 with a 200 MHz processor, and the high number is for the PIX 520 with a 350 MHz processor.

Regards,

Aamir

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[n.oneill]

Thanks for the reply.

Managed to stumble accross the same info myself, still 5 out of 5 for the answer ;)

Nick