>Are there any details available on how all of this is implemented? Are
>these instructions synchronous?
FYI, the relevant instructions are documented in the z/Architecture
Principles of Operation, available on the Web at:
http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/dz9zr002
Check Chapter 7 for the instructions:
CHIPER MESSAGE (KM)
CHIPER MESSAGE WITH CHAINING (KMC)
COMPUTE INTERMEDIATE MESSAGE DIGEST (KIMD)
COMPUTE LAST MESSAGE DIGEST (KLMD)
COMPUTE MESSAGE AUTHENTICATION CODE (KMAC)
Bye,
Ulrich
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