Arabella Software announced the release of Linux device drivers for the Motorola MPC184 and MPC185 security processors. The company says it also offers ongoing support for the new CryptoAPI interface, a standardized API for security processors in the 2.6 Linux kernel.

Arabella offers a full Linux distribution with integrated support for the MPC184 and MPC185 security processors. In addition, the company says it provides ready-to-run reference designs for a PowerQUICC II Family Application Development System (PQ2FADS) board with an MPC184 PCI card, as well as the ZPC.1900 board from Zephyr Engineering (shown above, click for larger view).

Arabella says it is also in the process of developing customized Linux solutions for Motorola's secure communications processors — the MPC885 PowerQUICC I processor, the MPC8272 PowerQUICC II processor, and the MPC8555 PowerQUICC III processor. In July, 2003, the company announced announced support for Motorola's PQ2FADS-ZU boards, with the PowerQUICC 82XX series processors.

“Motorola's MPC184 and MPC185 security processors are used in many of today's communications applications including SOHO/ROBO routers, DSLAMs, broadband access equipment, e-commerce servers and WAP gateways,” explained Bruce Donadt, vice president of sales at Arabella.

“MPC184 and MPC185 security processors are designed to off-load computation-intensive security functions, such as key generation and exchange, authentication and bulk encryption, from Motorola's PowerQUICC I, PowerQUICC II and PowerQUICC III integrated communications processors,” added Mike Shoemake, PowerQUICC marketing manager for Motorola. “Support from Arabella Software will make it easier for customers to rapidly develop Linux based applications that take advantage of the powerful hardware-based security acceleration features of Motorola security processors.”

 
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