Setting up the cryptographic device driver
Configure the cryptographic device driver through the ap.domain= and the
ap.poll_thread= kernel parameters. You might also have to set up
libraries.
The cryptographic device driver consists of multiple,
separate modules:
- zcrypt
- Cryptographic Coprocessor interface, Cryptographic Coprocessor message type 6, Cryptographic Coprocessor message type 50. Support for message type 6 includes secure key and RNG requests. Support for message type 50 includes RSA requests for both modulus-exponent and Chinese-Remainder Theorem variants.
- zcrypt_cex4
- device driver for CEX6, CEX5, and CEX4 adapters.
- zcrypt_cex2a
- device driver for CEX3A adapters.
- zcrypt_pcixcc
- device driver for CEX3C adapters.
For information about setting up cryptographic hardware on your mainframe system, see zSeries® Crypto Guide Update, SG24-6870.