VIA releases PadLock SDK
September 14, 2004

VIA have announced the release of the VIA PadLock SDK, the latest addition to their PadLock Security Suite, designed for software developers who want to tap into the performance enhancing security features built into the latest VIA processors. The suite consists of tools to allow software developers to incorporate support for the Advanced Cryptography Engine (PadLock ACE) and Random Number Generator (PadLock RNG).

The VIA PadLock SDK consists of a step by step programming guide, Windows and Linux source code, and numerous sample programs, supporting VIA processors based on the C5P and C5XL Nehemiah cores.

Also available is the VIA PadLock ZIP Utility and accompanying source code, demonstrating speedy hardware-based AES encryption through the Advanced Cryptography Engine featured on the C5P Nehemiah processors.

Additional programming resources, such as the VIA PadLock RNG and VIA PadLock ACE programming guides developed by Centaur Technologies, are available on the VIA website.

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