ods-hsmspeed(1) 					      OpenDNSSEC ods-hsmspeed						   ods-hsmspeed(1)

NAME

       ods-hsmspeed - OpenDNSSEC HSM speed tester

SYNOPSIS

       ods-hsmspeed [-c config] -r repository [-i iterations] [-s keysize] [-t threads]

DESCRIPTION

       The ods-hsmspeed utility is part of OpenDNSSEC and can be used to test the performance of the configured HSMs.

       The  components of OpenDNSSEC do not talk directly to the HSMs, but uses an internal library called libhsm. It then talks to the HSMs using
       PKCS#11.  The libhsm simplifies the process of creating keys and signatures for the other components of OpenDNSSEC.

       ods-hsmspeed will measure the speed by using the libhsm. The result that you get is somewhat lower than	what  the  manufactures  promises,
       because the libhsm creates some overhead to the pure PKCS#11 environment.

OPTIONS

       -c config
	      Path to an OpenDNSSEC configuration file.

	      (defaults to /etc/opendnssec/conf.xml)

       -i iterations
	      Specify the number of iterations for signing an RRset.  A higher number of iterations will increase the performance.

	      (defaults to 1 iteration)

       -r repository
	      The speed test will be performed on this repository.

       -s keysize
	      A temporary RSA key with the given keysize will be used for signing.

	      (defaults to 1024 bit)

       -t threads
	      The number of threads to use.  Most HSMs will be utilized better with multiple threads.

	      (defaults to 1 thread)

SEE ALSO

       ods-auditor(1), ods-control(8), ods-enforcerd(8), ods-hsmutil(1), ods-kaspcheck(1), ods-ksmutil(1), ods-signer(8), ods-signerd(8), ods-tim-
       ing(5), opendnssec(7), http://www.opendnssec.org/

AUTHORS

       ods-hsmspeed was written by Jakob Schlyter and Nominet as part of the OpenDNSSEC project.

OpenDNSSEC							   February 2010						   ods-hsmspeed(1)