Quick Node.js speed test for different crypto algorithms exposed through OpenSSL. Don't forget, speed == good but speed !== good

algo.js

var crypto = require('crypto'),
	algos = crypto.getCiphers(),
	testString = 'something to match, something to match, something to match, something to match, something to match '+algos.join("#"),
	password = '12345asdfgh',
	ciphertextEncoding = 'binary',
	cleartextEncoding = 'utf8',
	iterations = 1000;

algos.forEach(function( algorithm ){
	var start = new Date().getTime(),
		i;
	
	try {
		for ( i = 0; i < iterations; i++ ){
			var cipher = crypto.createCipher( algorithm, password );

			var encrypted = cipher.update( testString, cleartextEncoding, ciphertextEncoding );
			encrypted += cipher.final( ciphertextEncoding );
	
			var decipher = crypto.createDecipher( algorithm, password );
			var decrypted = decipher.update( encrypted, ciphertextEncoding, cleartextEncoding );
			decrypted += decipher.final( cleartextEncoding );
			
			if ( decrypted !== testString ) throw new Error("match failed for "+algorithm);
		}
		console.log(algorithm,"did",i,"iterations in",new Date().getTime()-start,"ms");
	} catch(e){
		console.log(algorithm,e);
	}
});