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Interactive scorecard and NetResults: Cryptographic accelerators

Every network is unique. This calculator lets you change the weights given to scores from our review to see how this product might be best suited for your needs. Here's how it works: In each category, our reviewers rated the apps on a 1-10 basis. These ratings are then multiplied by the percentage weighting, and then added up to give an overall product score. Any score above 9 is considered "world class."

For each category below, assign the percentage weight you think is most appropriate. The percent-o-meter box on the right will keep track of your weightings to let you know when you've reached 100%. When you fill in the last box, hit your enter key, and you'll see how the apps rate (along with our final scores for comparison).

Percent-
o-meter
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Category Our weight Your weight
Performance 40% %
Tamper resistance 10% %
Mgmt. and configuration 30% %
Installation 10% %
Documentation and support 10% %

Results table

Below, you'll find the 1-10 score given to each app by our reviewers. To obtain the final score: Multiply each individual score by the weighting given that category, then add up all those resulting numbers.

  CryptoSwift 600 nForce 300
Performance 9 7
Tamper resistance 5 10
Mgmt. and configuration 9 7
Installation 7 7
Documentation and support 5 7
Our total 8.00 7.30
YOUR TOTAL

NetResults

CryptoSwift 600
Score: 8.0
Rainbow Technologies, Inc.
888-667-4728
Web site
Cost: $12,989
Pros: Excellent performance and management
Cons: Poor documentation, not tamper-resistant

nForce 300
Score: 7.3
Company: nCipher, Inc.
800-624-7437
Web site
Cost: PCI: $10,850; SCSI: $12,050
Pros: Good performance, tamper proof, good documentation
Cons: Slower than CryptoSwift, no monitoring tools

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