SAFEXCEL(4)

📦 version 15.1, in freebsd 14.5, freebsd 15.1, nixpkgs unstable

💅 safexcel(4) — Kernel Interfaces Manual, but make it cute 💅

✨ NAME ✨

safexcel — Inside Secure SafeXcel-IP-97 cryptographic offload engine. That's the whole name-vibe, bestie. 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

Okay so to compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

device crypto
device cryptodev
device safexcel

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):

safexcel_load="YES"

Slay. 🫶

💫 DESCRIPTION 💫

The safexcel driver implements crypto(4) support for the cryptographic acceleration functions of the EIP-97 device found on some Marvell systems-on-chip. No cap, it's giving hardware-assisted crypto. 🔥

The driver can accelerate the following AES modes:

  • AES-CBC
  • AES-CTR
  • AES-XTS
  • AES-GCM
  • AES-CCM

​safexcel also implements SHA1 and SHA2 transforms, and can combine AES-CBC and AES-CTR with SHA1-HMAC and SHA2-HMAC for encrypt-then-authenticate operations. Periodt. 💅✨

🦋 HARDWARE 🦋

The safexcel driver supports the cryptographic acceleration functions of the Inside Secure EIP-97 device found on some Marvell systems-on-chip. That's the hardware tea. ☕💖

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

Go read the extended universe, bestie. 📚✨

⭐ HISTORY ⭐

The safexcel driver first appeared in FreeBSD 13.0. Iconic behavior. 👑

🫶 brought to you by Debian, November 22, 2024, and SAFEXCEL(4) — bye bestie 🫶

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