Plan for the 2058 Cryptographic Accelerator

Depending on the model of server you have, you can install up to a maximum of eight IBM® Cryptographic Accelerators. You must ensure that your server meets the hardware an software requirements to use the Cryptographic Accelerator.

Hardware requirements

The IBM e-Business Cryptographic Accelerator (orderable feature code 4805, and hereafter referred to as the 2058 Cryptographic Accelerator). The 4805 feature is a standard PCI card, and is supported on the following server models:

i5/OS™ and SSL requirements

Start of changeThe 2058 Cryptographic Accelerator requires OS/400® V5R2M0 (Version 5 Release 2 Modification 0) software, or subsequent i5/OS software.
Note: For systems running V5R3M0, the Cryptographic Access Provider 128-bit (5722-AC3) licensed program product must also be installed to enable the cryptographic functions in the software that SSL also uses.
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Scenario: Enhance system SSL performance
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Configure the 2058 Cryptographic Accelerator