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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# OpenSSL Speed Benchmark Timer
+# Measures execution time of openssl speed with multi-threading
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+print_info() {
+    echo -e "${BLUE}[INFO]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+print_success() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}[SUCCESS]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+print_warning() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARNING]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+print_error() {
+    echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+if ! command -v openssl &> /dev/null; then
+    print_error "OpenSSL is not installed or not in PATH"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v nproc &> /dev/null; then
+    print_error "nproc command is not available"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+num_procs=$(nproc)
+print_info "Number of processors detected: $num_procs"
+
+timestamp=$(date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
+output_file="openssl_benchmark_${timestamp}.log"
+
+print_info "Starting OpenSSL speed benchmark..."
+print_info "Command: openssl speed -multi $num_procs"
+print_info "Output will be saved to: $output_file"
+
+start_time=$(date +%s.%N)
+
+if time openssl speed -multi "$num_procs" > "$output_file" 2>&1; then
+    end_time=$(date +%s.%N)
+    duration=$(echo "$end_time - $start_time" | bc -l)
+    print_success "Benchmark completed successfully!"
+    printf "${GREEN}Total execution time: %.2f seconds${NC}\n" "$duration"
+    print_info "Benchmark results saved to: $output_file"
+    echo ""
+    print_info "Quick summary from benchmark:"
+    echo "----------------------------------------"
+    tail -10 "$output_file" | grep -E "(^The|^rsa|^aes|^sha)" | head -5 || echo "No summary data found"
+    echo "----------------------------------------"
+else
+    print_error "Benchmark failed to complete"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+file_size=$(du -h "$output_file" | cut -f1)
+print_info "Output file size: $file_size"
+print_success "Script completed. Check $output_file for detailed results."