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1..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
2    Copyright(C) 2019 Marvell International Ltd.
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4Marvell NITROX Crypto Poll Mode Driver
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6
7The Nitrox crypto poll mode driver provides support for offloading
8cryptographic operations to the NITROX V security processor. Detailed
9information about the NITROX V security processor can be obtained here:
10
11* https://www.marvell.com/security-solutions/nitrox-security-processors/nitrox-v/
12
13Features
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16Nitrox crypto PMD has support for:
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18Cipher algorithms:
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20* ``RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CBC``
21* ``RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_3DES_CBC``
22
23Hash algorithms:
24
25* ``RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA1_HMAC``
26* ``RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA224_HMAC``
27* ``RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA256_HMAC``
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29Supported AEAD algorithms:
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31* ``RTE_CRYPTO_AEAD_AES_GCM``
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33Limitations
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36* Session-less APIs are not supported.
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39Initialization
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41
42Nitrox crypto PMD depend on Nitrox kernel PF driver being installed on the
43platform. Nitrox PF driver is required to create VF devices which will
44be used by the PMD. Each VF device can enable one cryptodev PMD.
45
46Nitrox kernel PF driver is available as part of CNN55XX-Driver SDK. The SDK
47and it's installation instructions can be obtained from:
48`Marvell Technical Documentation Portal <https://support.cavium.com/>`_.
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