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IBM i CCA Release 8.4.x support for Crypto Coprocessor 4770

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IBM i support for PCIe3 Crypto Coprocessor 4770

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The 4770 Cryptographic Coprocessor is available on the Power® 11 model as hardware feature codes EPG4, EPG5, or EPG6. 
See the 4770 and 4769 Cryptographic Coprocessors article for additional information:  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.6.0?topic=cryptography-4770-4769-cryptographic-coprocessors

The PTF support for this new function is available with the following PTF numbers:   
IBM i 7.6
MJ03620   5770999
MJ03942   5770999
MJ06832   5770999
MJ06916   5770999
MJ07455   5770999 <Approved later, not part of requisite chain>
SJ04679    5770SS1
SJ06969    5770SS1 <Should pull in the rest due to requisites>
SJ07238    5770SS1
SJ03124    5733CY3

IBM i 7.5
MJ99406   5770999  7.5 TR 6
MJ05552   5770999
MJ06831   5770999
MJ06917   5770999
MJ07456   5770999 <Approved later, not part of requisite chain>
SJ04678    5770SS1
SJ06968    5770SS1 <Should pull in the rest due to requisites>
SJ07237    5770SS1
SJ02947    5733CY3
IBM i 7.4
MJ99312   5770999  7.4 TR 12
MJ05551   5770999
MJ06801   5770999
MJ06918   5770999
MJ07458   5770999 <Approved later, not part of requisite chain>
SJ04677    5770SS1
SJ06967    5770SS1 <Should pull in the rest due to requisites>
SJ07236    5770SS1
SJ02948    5733CY3
The security application programming interface (SAPI) for the Cryptographic Coprocessor conforms to IBM's Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA). The SAPI is contained in the CCA Cryptographic Service Provider (CCA CSP) which is delivered as IBM i Option 35.  CCA version 8.4.x will be available for 4770.  
Refer to https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.6?topic=cryptography-related-information for additional information on CCA 8.4.  

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