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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]
       [-rand files] [-writerand file] [-engine id] [-provider name]
       [-provider-path path] [-propquery propq] [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" or "openssl 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.

       -rand files, -writerand file
           See "Random State Options" in openssl(1) for details.

       -engine id
           See "Engine Options" in openssl(1).  This option is deprecated.

       -provider name
       -provider-path path
       -propquery propq
           See "Provider Options" in openssl(1), provider(7), and property(7).

       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>.

3.3.0                             2024-04-28               OPENSSL-SPEED(1ssl)