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625c781d 2{- OpenSSL::safe::output_do_not_edit_headers(); -}
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4=head1 NAME
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b6b66573 6openssl-speed - test library performance
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8=head1 SYNOPSIS
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10B<openssl speed>
0ae9e292 11[B<-help>]
e8769719 12[B<-engine> I<id>]
a0474357 13[B<-elapsed>]
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14[B<-evp> I<algo>]
15[B<-hmac> I<algo>]
16[B<-cmac> I<algo>]
a0474357 17[B<-decrypt>]
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18[B<-primes> I<num>]
19[B<-seconds> I<num>]
20[B<-bytes> I<num>]
9fcb9702 21{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_synopsis -}
b1c0cc24 22[I<algorithm> ...]
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9f3c076b 24=for openssl ifdef cmac multi async_jobs engine
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26=head1 DESCRIPTION
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28This command is used to test the performance of cryptographic algorithms.
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29To see the list of supported algorithms, use C<openssl list -digest-commands>
30or C<openssl list -cipher-commands> command. The global CSPRNG is denoted by
2f0ea936 31the B<rand> algorithm name.
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33=head1 OPTIONS
34
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35=over 4
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37=item B<-help>
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39Print out a usage message.
40
e8769719 41=item B<-engine> I<id>
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35a810bb 43Specifying an engine (by its unique I<id> string) will cause this command
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44to attempt to obtain a functional reference to the specified engine,
45thus initialising it if needed. The engine will then be set as the default
46for all available algorithms.
47
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48=item B<-elapsed>
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50When calculating operations- or bytes-per-second, use wall-clock time
51instead of CPU user time as divisor. It can be useful when testing speed
52of hardware engines.
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e8769719 54=item B<-evp> I<algo>
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56Use the specified cipher or message digest algorithm via the EVP interface.
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57If I<algo> is an AEAD cipher, then you can pass B<-aead> to benchmark a
58TLS-like sequence. And if I<algo> is a multi-buffer capable cipher, e.g.
44ca7565 59aes-128-cbc-hmac-sha1, then B<-mb> will time multi-buffer operation.
a0474357 60
e8769719 61=item B<-hmac> I<digest>
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63Time the HMAC algorithm using the specified message digest.
64
e8769719 65=item B<-cmac> I<cipher>
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67Time the CMAC algorithm using the specified cipher e.g.
68C<openssl speed -cmac aes128>.
9bba2c4c 69
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70=item B<-decrypt>
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72Time the decryption instead of encryption. Affects only the EVP testing.
73
e8769719 74=item B<-primes> I<num>
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2f0ea936 76Generate a I<num>-prime RSA key and use it to run the benchmarks. This option
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77is only effective if RSA algorithm is specified to test.
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e8769719 79=item B<-seconds> I<num>
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2f0ea936 81Run benchmarks for I<num> seconds.
64daf14d 82
e8769719 83=item B<-bytes> I<num>
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2f0ea936 85Run benchmarks on I<num>-byte buffers. Affects ciphers, digests and the CSPRNG.
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87{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_item -}
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b1c0cc24 89=item I<algorithm> ...
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35a810bb 91If any I<algorithm> is given, then those algorithms are tested, otherwise a
44ca7565 92pre-compiled grand selection is tested.
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94=back
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96=head1 COPYRIGHT
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b6b66573 98Copyright 2000-2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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449040b4 100Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
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101this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
102in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
103L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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