STATELESS CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROTOCOL-BASED HARDWARE ACCELERATION
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1. A network device comprising:
- a first processing element to handle an authentication handshaking protocol and to pass control of the authentication handshaking protocol upon receipt of a Client Key Exchange message; and
a second processing element to control and complete the authentication handshaking protocol.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, a network device comprises a first processing element and a second processing element. The first processing element is adapted to handle an authentication handshaking protocol, such as the SSL/TLS Handshake, and upon receipt of a Client Key Exchange message, passes control of the authentication handshaking protocol to the second processing element. The second processing element completes the authentication handshaking protocol.
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20 Claims
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1. A network device comprising:
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a first processing element to handle an authentication handshaking protocol and to pass control of the authentication handshaking protocol upon receipt of a Client Key Exchange message; and a second processing element to control and complete the authentication handshaking protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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commencing an authentication handshaking protocol controlled solely by a first processing element; passing control of the authentication handshaking protocol by the first processing element upon receipt of a Client Key Exchange message; and completing the authentication handshaking protocol by the second processing element. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Software stored on a device storage medium and executed by multiple processing elements to perform the following operations:
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commencing an authentication handshaking protocol based on execution of the software by a first processing element; and upon receipt of a specific message, passing control of the authentication handshaking protocol from the first processing element to the second processing element, the second processing element completing the authentication handshaking protocol. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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