[asterisk-dev] Intel AES-NI instructions (TLS and SRTP)

[Russell Bryant]

On 05/27/2010 03:35 PM, Kristijan Vrban wrote:
> After reading this article about Intel’s AES-NI Support:
> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/clarkdale-aes-ni-encryption,2538.html
>
> I just wonder, can Asterisk also take advantage from the Intel AES-NI
> instructions?
> 1. For SIP over TLS ?
> 2. For SRTP?

It's possible, I guess, but it wouldn't be something that was done in 
Asterisk directly.  Asterisk just uses OpenSSL to perform the 
encryption.  How OpenSSL accomplishes that is invisible to Asterisk.

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