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Theme fund: NGI0 Entrust
Start: 2023-12
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Network infrastructure

Wireguard-1GE FPGA

Implement Wireguard in Verilog

WireGuard is a modern data tunneling and encryption protocol for Internet security. Traditional VPN solutions such as OpenVPN and IPSec are outdated, bloated, and have security gaps. While WireGuard in many cases will be a superior alternative, the performance of a software implementation will not always be enough for high-throughput use cases.

The project will implement the WireGuard protocol on a cost-effective Artix-7 FPGA, targeting a board supported by open-source tools for Xilinx with four 1Gbps Ethernet ports. The corresponding gateware will be written in the industry-standard Verilog, welcoming everyone to contribute and review our code, helping us make it more secure and widely used.

This project promises to deliver a working prototype of WireGuard in hardware in complete alignment with the spirit of the open-source movement.

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    This project was funded through the NGI0 Entrust Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101069594.