Supported cryptographic adapters
The cryptographic hardware feature might contain one or two cryptographic adapters. Each adapter can be configured either as a CCA coprocessor or as an accelerator. The CEX8S, CEX7S, CEX6S and CEX5S cryptographic adapters can also be configured as EP11 coprocessors.
The following types of cryptographic adapters are supported:
- Crypto Express8S (EP11) Coprocessor (CEX8P)
- Crypto Express8S (CCA) Coprocessor (CEX8C)
- Crypto Express8S Accelerator (CEX8A)
- Crypto Express7S (EP11) Coprocessor (CEX7P)
- Crypto Express7S (CCA) Coprocessor (CEX7C)
- Crypto Express7S Accelerator (CEX7A)
- Crypto Express6S (EP11) Coprocessor (CEX6P)
- Crypto Express6S (CCA) Coprocessor (CEX6C)
- Crypto Express6S Accelerator (CEX6A)
- Crypto Express5S (EP11) Coprocessor (CEX5P)
- Crypto Express5S Accelerator (CEX5A)
- Crypto Express5S (CCA) Coprocessor (CEX5C)
Note: You
can use CEX8A, CEX8C, and CEX8P with the same functions that are provided by earlier cryptographic
accelerators or cryptographic coprocessors. New functions of CEX8A, CEX8C, and CEX8P are not
supported, and the adapters are displayed as CEX7A, CEX7C, and CEX7P,
respectively.
For information about setting up your cryptographic environment on Linux® under z/VM®, see z/VM: Secure Configuration Guide, SG24-6323 and Security for Linux on System z®, SG24-7728.