NAME
openssl-speed - test library performance
SYNOPSIS
openssl speed [-help] [-config filename] [-elapsed] [-evp algo] [-hmac algo] [-cmac algo] [-mb] [-aead] [-kem-algorithms] [-signature-algorithms] [-multi num] [-async_jobs num] [-misalign num] [-decrypt] [-primes num] [-seconds num] [-bytes num] [-mr] [-mlock] {- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_synopsis -} {- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_synopsis -}{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_synopsis -} [algorithm ...]
DESCRIPTION
This command is used to test the performance of cryptographic algorithms.
OPTIONS
- -help
-
Print out a usage message.
- -config filename
-
Specifies the configuration file to use. Optional; for a description of the default value, see "COMMAND SUMMARY" in openssl(1).
- -elapsed
-
When calculating operations- or bytes-per-second, use wall-clock time instead of CPU user time as divisor. It can be useful when testing speed of hardware engines.
- -evp algo
-
Use the specified cipher or message digest algorithm via the EVP interface. If algo is an AEAD cipher, then you can pass -aead to benchmark a TLS-like sequence. And if algo is a multi-buffer capable cipher, e.g. aes-128-cbc-hmac-sha1, then -mb will time multi-buffer operation.
To see the algorithms supported with this option, use
openssl list -digest-algorithms
oropenssl list -cipher-algorithms
command. - -multi num
-
Run multiple operations in parallel.
- -async_jobs num
-
Enable async mode and start specified number of jobs.
- -misalign num
-
Misalign the buffers by the specified number of bytes.
- -hmac digest
-
Time the HMAC algorithm using the specified message digest.
- -cmac cipher
-
Time the CMAC algorithm using the specified cipher e.g.
openssl speed -cmac aes128
. - -decrypt
-
Time the decryption instead of encryption. Affects only the EVP testing.
- -mb
-
Enable multi-block mode on EVP-named cipher.
- -aead
-
Benchmark EVP-named AEAD cipher in TLS-like sequence.
- -kem-algorithms
-
Benchmark KEM algorithms: key generation, encapsulation, decapsulation.
- -signature-algorithms
-
Benchmark signature algorithms: key generation, signature, verification.
- -primes num
-
Generate a num-prime RSA key and use it to run the benchmarks. This option is only effective if RSA algorithm is specified to test.
- -seconds num
-
Run benchmarks for num seconds.
- -bytes num
-
Run benchmarks on num-byte buffers. Affects ciphers, digests and the CSPRNG. The limit on the size of the buffer is INT_MAX - 64 bytes, which for a 32-bit int would be 2147483583 bytes.
- -mr
-
Produce the summary in a mechanical, machine-readable, format.
- -mlock
-
Lock memory into RAM for more deterministic measurements.
{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_item -}
{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_item -}
{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_item -}
- algorithm ...
-
If any algorithm is given, then those algorithms are tested, otherwise a pre-compiled grand selection is tested.
BUGS
The algorithm can be selected only from a pre-compiled subset of things that the openssl speed
command knows about. To test any additional digest or cipher algorithm supported by OpenSSL use the -evp
option.
There is no way to test the speed of any additional public key algorithms supported by third party providers with the openssl speed
command.
HISTORY
The -engine option was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
DSA512 was removed in OpenSSL 3.2.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2000-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html.
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