Add a benchmark_length flag for "benchmark all different costs"
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Description
https://github.com/openwall/john/issues/5315#issuecomment-1561732011
I'm also pondering a new flag (eg. 0x800) for benchmark_length, meaning "benchmark all different costs [that we have test vectors for] separately" (only considering first cost, for a start).
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
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Research direction
Start by reading the referenced comment in issue #5315 and trace where the benchmark_length option and available test vectors are handled. Determine the scope of supporting a new flag that benchmarks each known cost separately, initially considering only the first cost; done means the requested benchmark behavior works for the available vectors.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100