Symmetric Cryptographic Intel FPGA Hard IP User Guide

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Date 6/30/2022
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1.2.1. IP Core Applications

You can utilize the IP core in various applications dependent on the selected profile. Each profile enables you to process data using specific cryptographic settings.
The Symmetric Cryptographic IP core supports the following profiles:
  • MACsec profile
  • IPsec profile
  • Generic GCM profile
  • Generic XTS profile

The following diagrams depicts a few applications utilizing various profiles.

Figure 1. Example of a Network Storage and Confidential Computing ApplicationThe example depicts the usage of a MACsec or an IPsec block.
Figure 2. Example of a Hybrid Security ApplicationThe example depicts the usage of a GCM or XTS profile.