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bench_tls/
bench_tls.rs

1//! simoom-tls benchmarks: AEAD throughput at 16 KiB and 1.4 KiB records, primitive costs, and
2//! TLS 1.3 handshakes per second (full X25519 + ECDSA P-256, and PSK resumption), single core.
3//!
4//! `cargo run --release -p simoom-tls --example bench_tls [-- --openssl]`
5//!
6//! With `--openssl` it also runs `openssl speed` for the same algorithms (if `openssl` is on
7//! PATH) and prints its numbers next to ours.
8
9use simoom_tls::certgen::{self, CertParams};
10use simoom_tls::crypto::chacha::ChaCha20Poly1305;
11use simoom_tls::crypto::gcm::AesGcm;
12use simoom_tls::crypto::{p256, x25519};
13use simoom_tls::keys::{EcCurve, PrivateKey};
14use simoom_tls::x509::RootStore;
15use simoom_tls::{CertifiedKey, ClientConfig, ClientConnection, Connection, NamedGroup, ServerConfig, ServerConnection};
16use std::hint::black_box;
17use std::sync::Arc;
18use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
19
20/// Runs `f` repeatedly for about `dur` and returns operations per second.
21fn rate(dur: Duration, mut f: impl FnMut()) -> f64 {
22    // warm up
23    let t = Instant::now();
24    while t.elapsed() < dur / 10 {
25        f();
26    }
27    let t = Instant::now();
28    let mut n = 0u64;
29    while t.elapsed() < dur {
30        for _ in 0..8 {
31            f();
32        }
33        n += 8;
34    }
35    n as f64 / t.elapsed().as_secs_f64()
36}
37
38fn gbps(ops: f64, size: usize) -> f64 {
39    ops * size as f64 / 1e9
40}
41
42fn pump(c: &mut Connection, s: &mut Connection) {
43    loop {
44        let mut moved = false;
45        if c.wants_write() {
46            let n = s.read_tls(c.tls_output());
47            c.consume_tls_output(n);
48            s.process_new_packets().unwrap();
49            moved = true;
50        }
51        if s.wants_write() {
52            let n = c.read_tls(s.tls_output());
53            s.consume_tls_output(n);
54            c.process_new_packets().unwrap();
55            moved = true;
56        }
57        if !moved {
58            return;
59        }
60    }
61}
62
63fn main() {
64    let openssl = std::env::args().any(|a| a == "--openssl");
65    let d = Duration::from_millis(if std::env::args().any(|a| a == "--quick") { 300 } else { 1500 });
66    println!("simoom-tls benchmarks (single thread), hardware AES: {}, CLMUL: {}, SHA-NI: {}", simoom_sys::arch::has_aes(), simoom_sys::arch::has_clmul(), simoom_sys::arch::has_sha256());
67    println!();
68    println!("{:<34} {:>12} {:>12}", "AEAD seal (encrypt + tag)", "16384 B", "1400 B");
69    let aad = [0u8; 13];
70    let mut buf = vec![0x5au8; 16384];
71    let gcm128 = AesGcm::new(&[1u8; 16]);
72    let gcm256 = AesGcm::new(&[1u8; 32]);
73    let gcm128s = AesGcm::new_soft(&[1u8; 16]);
74    let chacha = ChaCha20Poly1305::new(&[2u8; 32]);
75    let mut seq = 0u64;
76    let mut nonce = || {
77        seq += 1;
78        let mut n = [0u8; 12];
79        n[4..].copy_from_slice(&seq.to_be_bytes());
80        n
81    };
82    let f1 = |n: &[u8; 12], b: &mut [u8]| gcm128.seal(n, &aad, b);
83    let f2 = |n: &[u8; 12], b: &mut [u8]| gcm256.seal(n, &aad, b);
84    let f3 = |n: &[u8; 12], b: &mut [u8]| gcm128s.seal(n, &aad, b);
85    let f4 = |n: &[u8; 12], b: &mut [u8]| chacha.seal(n, &aad, b);
86    let algs: [(&str, &dyn Fn(&[u8; 12], &mut [u8]) -> [u8; 16]); 4] =
87        [("AES-128-GCM", &f1), ("AES-256-GCM", &f2), ("AES-128-GCM (portable, bitsliced)", &f3), ("ChaCha20-Poly1305", &f4)];
88    for (name, f) in algs {
89        let size_d = if name.contains("portable") { d / 3 } else { d };
90        let a = rate(size_d, || {
91            black_box(f(&nonce(), &mut buf));
92        });
93        let b = rate(size_d, || {
94            black_box(f(&nonce(), &mut buf[..1400]));
95        });
96        println!("{:<34} {:>9.2} GB/s {:>7.2} GB/s", name, gbps(a, 16384), gbps(b, 1400));
97    }
98    let mut tag = [0u8; 16];
99    let n12 = [0u8; 12];
100    tag.copy_from_slice(&gcm128.seal(&n12, &aad, &mut buf));
101    let o = rate(d, || {
102        // open fails (buffer changed) but does the full work: GHASH, CTR, tag compare
103        black_box(gcm128.open(&n12, &aad, &mut buf, &tag));
104    });
105    println!("{:<34} {:>9.2} GB/s", "AES-128-GCM open", gbps(o, 16384));
106
107    println!();
108    println!("{:<34} {:>12}", "Primitive", "ops/s");
109    let sk = [7u8; 32];
110    let pk = x25519::x25519_base(&[9u8; 32]);
111    println!("{:<34} {:>12.0}", "X25519 key generation (table)", rate(d, || {
112        black_box(x25519::x25519_base(black_box(&sk)));
113    }));
114    println!("{:<34} {:>12.0}", "X25519 shared secret (ladder)", rate(d, || {
115        black_box(x25519::x25519(black_box(&sk), &pk));
116    }));
117    let d256 = p256::generate_private();
118    let q256 = p256::public_key(&p256::generate_private()).unwrap();
119    let h = [3u8; 32];
120    println!("{:<34} {:>12.0}", "P-256 key generation", rate(d, || {
121        black_box(p256::public_key(black_box(&d256)));
122    }));
123    println!("{:<34} {:>12.0}", "P-256 ECDH", rate(d, || {
124        black_box(p256::ecdh(black_box(&d256), &q256));
125    }));
126    let (r, s) = p256::sign(&d256, &h, simoom_tls::crypto::sha2::HashAlg::Sha256).unwrap();
127    let pub256 = p256::public_key(&d256).unwrap();
128    println!("{:<34} {:>12.0}", "ECDSA P-256 sign", rate(d, || {
129        black_box(p256::sign(black_box(&d256), &h, simoom_tls::crypto::sha2::HashAlg::Sha256));
130    }));
131    println!("{:<34} {:>12.0}", "ECDSA P-256 verify", rate(d, || {
132        black_box(p256::verify(&pub256, &h, &r, &s));
133    }));
134    let seed = [5u8; 32];
135    let edpub = simoom_tls::crypto::ed25519::public_key(&seed);
136    // as the server signs: the key's public half is known (OpenSSL keeps it in the key too)
137    println!("{:<34} {:>12.0}", "Ed25519 sign", rate(d, || {
138        black_box(simoom_tls::crypto::ed25519::sign_with_public(&seed, &edpub, b"message"));
139    }));
140    let edsig = simoom_tls::crypto::ed25519::sign(&seed, b"message");
141    println!("{:<34} {:>12.0}", "Ed25519 verify", rate(d, || {
142        black_box(simoom_tls::crypto::ed25519::verify(&edpub, b"message", &edsig));
143    }));
144    let rsa = PrivateKey::from_pem(include_bytes!("../testdata/rsa2048.pkcs1.pem")).unwrap();
145    if let PrivateKey::Rsa(k) = &rsa {
146        let dg = [1u8; 32];
147        println!("{:<34} {:>12.0}", "RSA-2048 PSS sign", rate(d, || {
148            black_box(k.sign_pss(simoom_tls::crypto::sha2::HashAlg::Sha256, &dg));
149        }));
150        let sig = k.sign_pss(simoom_tls::crypto::sha2::HashAlg::Sha256, &dg).unwrap();
151        println!("{:<34} {:>12.0}", "RSA-2048 PSS verify", rate(d, || {
152            black_box(k.public.verify_pss(simoom_tls::crypto::sha2::HashAlg::Sha256, &dg, &sig, Some(32)));
153        }));
154    }
155
156    // handshakes
157    let ss = certgen::issue(&CertParams::server(&["localhost"]), PrivateKey::generate_ec(EcCurve::P256), None);
158    let mut roots = RootStore::empty();
159    roots.add_der(&ss.cert_der).unwrap();
160    let mut scfg = ServerConfig::new(CertifiedKey::new(vec![ss.cert_der.clone()], ss.key.clone()).unwrap());
161    scfg.groups = vec![NamedGroup::X25519];
162    let scfg = Arc::new(scfg);
163    let mut cfull = ClientConfig::new(roots.clone());
164    cfull.sessions = None;
165    cfull.groups = vec![NamedGroup::X25519];
166    let cfull = Arc::new(cfull);
167    let mut cres = ClientConfig::new(roots);
168    cres.groups = vec![NamedGroup::X25519];
169    let cres = Arc::new(cres);
170
171    println!();
172    println!("{:<44} {:>12}", "TLS 1.3 handshake (X25519, ECDSA P-256 cert)", "per second");
173    let full = rate(d, || {
174        let mut c = ClientConnection::new(cfull.clone(), "localhost").unwrap();
175        let mut s = ServerConnection::new(scfg.clone());
176        pump(&mut c, &mut s);
177        assert!(!s.is_handshaking());
178    });
179    println!("{:<44} {:>12.0}", "full, client + server", full);
180    // server side only: replay a fresh ClientHello per iteration and time the server's work
181    let mut server_time = Duration::ZERO;
182    let mut n = 0u32;
183    let t0 = Instant::now();
184    while t0.elapsed() < d {
185        let mut c = ClientConnection::new(cfull.clone(), "localhost").unwrap();
186        let mut s = ServerConnection::new(scfg.clone());
187        let ch = c.tls_output().to_vec();
188        c.consume_tls_output(ch.len());
189        let t = Instant::now();
190        s.read_tls(&ch);
191        s.process_new_packets().unwrap();
192        server_time += t.elapsed();
193        let flight = s.tls_output().to_vec();
194        s.consume_tls_output(flight.len());
195        c.read_tls(&flight);
196        c.process_new_packets().unwrap();
197        let fin = c.tls_output().to_vec();
198        let t = Instant::now();
199        s.read_tls(&fin);
200        s.process_new_packets().unwrap();
201        server_time += t.elapsed();
202        n += 1;
203    }
204    println!("{:<44} {:>12.0}", "full, server side only", n as f64 / server_time.as_secs_f64());
205    // resumption: prime the cache, then each connection uses one ticket and stores a new one
206    let mut c = ClientConnection::new(cres.clone(), "localhost").unwrap();
207    let mut s = ServerConnection::new(scfg.clone());
208    pump(&mut c, &mut s);
209    let resumed = rate(d, || {
210        let mut c = ClientConnection::new(cres.clone(), "localhost").unwrap();
211        let mut s = ServerConnection::new(scfg.clone());
212        pump(&mut c, &mut s);
213        assert!(c.is_resumed());
214    });
215    println!("{:<44} {:>12.0}", "PSK-DHE resumption, client + server", resumed);
216
217    if openssl {
218        println!();
219        println!("openssl speed (same machine, single thread):");
220        for args in [
221            &["speed", "-seconds", "2", "-bytes", "16384", "-evp", "aes-128-gcm"][..],
222            &["speed", "-seconds", "2", "-bytes", "1400", "-evp", "aes-128-gcm"][..],
223            &["speed", "-seconds", "2", "-bytes", "16384", "-evp", "chacha20-poly1305"][..],
224            &["speed", "-seconds", "2", "-bytes", "1400", "-evp", "chacha20-poly1305"][..],
225            &["speed", "-seconds", "2", "ecdhx25519", "ecdhp256", "ecdsap256", "ed25519", "rsa2048"][..],
226        ] {
227            match std::process::Command::new("openssl").args(args).output() {
228                Ok(o) => {
229                    let out = String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stdout);
230                    for line in out.lines().filter(|l| {
231                        l.starts_with("AES-128-GCM") || l.starts_with("ChaCha20-Poly1305") || l.contains(" sign ") || l.contains("op/s") || l.starts_with("rsa") || l.contains("ecdh") || l.contains("ecdsa") || l.contains("Ed25519") || l.contains("type")
232                    }) {
233                        println!("  {line}");
234                    }
235                }
236                Err(e) => println!("  openssl not available: {e}"),
237            }
238        }
239    }
240}