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=== As a coprocessor ===

* [[IBM 4758]] - The predecessor to the [[IBM 4764]]<ref name="NIST approval" />. This includes its own specialised processor, [[Random-access memory|memory]] and a [[Random Number Generator]].

* [[IBM 4764]] - This is identical to the [[IBM 4765]]<ref name="NIST approval">{{cite web|url=https://csrc.nist.gov/csrc/media/projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/documents/security-policies/140sp1505.pdf|date={{date|2012-12-10}}|access-date={{date|2018-01-20}}|title=IBM 4765 Cryptographic Coprocessor Security Module|publisher=[[National Institute of Standards and Technology]]}}</ref>, except for the connection used. The former uses [[PCI-X]], while the latter uses [[PCI-e]].<ref name="IBM 4764" /> Both are [[peripheral devices]] that plug into the [[motherboard]].

== Advantages ==