Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Oracle America, Inc.

Mark C Powers

Kais Belgaied

Bhargava K Yenduri

Nicolas G Droux

Darrin Paul Johnson

Paul Sangster

Darren J Moffat

Gary W Winiger

A computer system that communicates cryptographic resource utilization information while processing data packets is described. During operation, the system receives a first data packet and generates a second data packet by performing a cryptographic transformation on the first data packet. Next, the system appends auxiliary information to the second data packet. This auxiliary information includes information associated with cryptographic resource utilization during the cryptographic transformation. Then, the system provides the second data packet including the auxiliary information.

Tracking of resource utilization during cryptographic transformations

A method for performing a cryptographic function including calling into an encryption framework to perform the cryptographic function, wherein calling into the encryption framework comprises sending a request to perform the cryptographic function from a kernel consumer, and processing the request and returning the result to the kernel consumer, wherein processing the request comprises determining whether the request is synchronous or asynchronous, and determining which cryptographic provider to use to perform the cryptographic function.

Kernel-level cryptographic kernel interface

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Park City, UT, United States of America

Mark C Powers