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+=pod
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+speed - test library performance
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+B<openssl speed>
+[B<md2>]
+[B<mdc2>]
+[B<md5>]
+[B<hmac>]
+[B<sha1>]
+[B<rmd160>]
+[B<idea-cbc>]
+[B<rc2-cbc>]
+[B<rc5-cbc>]
+[B<bf-cbc>]
+[B<des-cbc>]
+[B<des-ede3>]
+[B<rc4>]
+[B<rsa512>]
+[B<rsa1024>]
+[B<rsa2048>]
+[B<rsa4096>]
+[B<dsa512>]
+[B<dsa1024>]
+[B<dsa2048>]
+[B<idea>]
+[B<rc2>]
+[B<des>]
+[B<rsa>]
+[B<blowfish>]
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This command is used to test the performance of cryptographic algorithms.
+
+=head1 OPTIONS
+
+If an option is given, B<speed> test that algorithm, otherwise all of
+the above are tested.
+
+=cut