Performance Benchmarking of Cryptographic Mechanisms

Contributors:

• Afonso Coelho – up202305085
• Diogo Amaral – up202305187
• João Rocha – up202306599
• Miguel Carvalho – up202305229

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Table of Contents

• Overview
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation

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Overview

The Performance Benchmarking of Cryptographic Mechanisms tool allows developers to efficiently evaluate and optimize the performance of key algorithms or systems, ensuring reliability and scalability.

Why Performance Benchmarking of Cryptographic Mechanisms?

This project aims to provide a comprehensive framework for benchmarking cryptographic mechanisms, enhancing both understanding and implementation. The core features include:

• Comprehensive Benchmarking – Reliable evaluation of performance or behavior across use cases.
• Data Visualization – Interactive Jupyter Notebooks for clean graphical data representation.
• Reproducible Environment – Easy setup via requirements.txt, compatible with pip or Conda.
• Educational Value – Learn while you build using clear code and documentation.
• Efficient Data Handling – Optimized CSV or structured data processing.

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

This project requires the following:

• Programming Language: Python
• Package Manager: pip

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Installation

To build and install the project from source:

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/PROJECT-NAME.git

Navigate to the project directory:

cd folder

Install the dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt