From 5b8f762ab265a004f45cc07d14787a63d6f0305c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wagner Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 05:35:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] sync with wiki --- FAQ | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index f1068ff..6796127 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -509,6 +509,22 @@ A. Contributors for that. + * 2.14 How do I Benchmark the Ciphers, Hashes and Modes? + + Since version 1.60 cryptsetup supports the "benchmark" command. + Simply run as root: + + cryptsetup benchmark + + It will output first iterations/second for the key-derivation + function PBKDF2 parameterized with different hash-functions, and + then the raw encryption speed of ciphers with different modes and + key-sizes. You can get more than the default benchmarks, see the + man-page for the relevant parameters. Note that XTS mode takes two + keys, hence the listed key sizes are double that for other modes + and half of it is the cipher key, the other half is the XTS key. + + 3. Common Problems -- 2.7.4