diff --git a/hash/sp1/bench/.gitignore b/hash/sp1/bench/.gitignore
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+# Cargo build
+**/target
+
+# Cargo config
+.cargo
+
+# Profile-guided optimization
+/tmp
+pgo-data.profdata
+
+# MacOS nuisances
+.DS_Store
+
+# Proofs
+**/proof-with-pis.json
+**/proof-with-io.json
diff --git a/hash/sp1/bench/keccak/Cargo.toml b/hash/sp1/bench/keccak/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/hash/sp1/bench/keccak/Cargo.toml
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+[workspace]
+[package]
+version = "0.1.0"
+name = "keccak-program"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+sp1-zkvm = { git = "https://github.com/succinctlabs/sp1.git" }
+sha3 = "0.10.8"
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diff --git a/hash/sp1/bench/keccak/elf/riscv32im-succinct-zkvm-elf b/hash/sp1/bench/keccak/elf/riscv32im-succinct-zkvm-elf
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diff --git a/hash/sp1/bench/keccak/src/main.rs b/hash/sp1/bench/keccak/src/main.rs
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+
+#![no_main]
+sp1_zkvm::entrypoint!(main);
+use sha3::{Digest, Keccak256};
+
+pub fn main() {
+
+    let input = sp1_zkvm::io::read::<Vec<u8>>();
+
+    // create a keccak object
+    let mut hasher = Keccak256::new();
+
+    // write input message
+    hasher.update(input);
+
+    // read hash digest
+    let result: [u8;32] = hasher.finalize().into();
+
+    sp1_zkvm::io::write(&result);
+}
diff --git a/hash/sp1/bench/script/Cargo.toml b/hash/sp1/bench/script/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/hash/sp1/bench/script/Cargo.toml
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+[workspace]
+[package]
+version = "0.1.0"
+name = "bench-script"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+sp1-core = { git = "https://github.com/succinctlabs/sp1.git" }
+rand = "0.8"
+hex = "0.4"
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diff --git a/hash/sp1/bench/script/rust-toolchain b/hash/sp1/bench/script/rust-toolchain
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+++ b/hash/sp1/bench/script/rust-toolchain
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+[toolchain]
+channel = "nightly-2024-01-25"
+components = ["llvm-tools", "rustc-dev"]
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diff --git a/hash/sp1/bench/script/src/benches/keccak.rs b/hash/sp1/bench/script/src/benches/keccak.rs
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+++ b/hash/sp1/bench/script/src/benches/keccak.rs
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+
+use sp1_core::{SP1Prover, SP1Stdin, SP1Verifier};
+use rand::Rng;
+use hex::encode;
+
+const KECCAK_ELF: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../../../keccak/elf/riscv32im-succinct-zkvm-elf");
+
+pub fn generate_random_bytes(length: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+    (0..length).map(|_| rng.gen::<u8>()).collect()
+}
+
+
+pub fn keccak_benchmark(size: usize) {
+    // Generate proof.
+    let mut stdin = SP1Stdin::new();
+    let data = generate_random_bytes(size);
+
+    stdin.write(&data);
+
+    let t0 = std::time::Instant::now();
+    let mut proof = SP1Prover::prove(KECCAK_ELF, stdin).expect("proving failed");
+    let t1 = t0.elapsed();
+    // Read output.
+    let hash_bytes = proof.stdout.read::<[u8;32]>();
+    let hash = encode(hash_bytes);
+    println!("hash: {}", hash);
+
+    // Verify proof.
+    let t2 = std::time::Instant::now();
+    SP1Verifier::verify(KECCAK_ELF, &proof).expect("verification failed");
+    let t3 = t2.elapsed();
+
+    // Save proof.
+    proof
+        .save("proof-with-io.json")
+        .expect("saving proof failed");
+
+    println!("succesfully generated and verified proof for the program!");
+    println!("Proof Generation Time: {:?}", t1);
+    println!("Proof verification Time: {:?}", t3);
+}
diff --git a/hash/sp1/bench/script/src/benches/sha256.rs b/hash/sp1/bench/script/src/benches/sha256.rs
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+++ b/hash/sp1/bench/script/src/benches/sha256.rs
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+
+use sp1_core::{SP1Prover, SP1Stdin, SP1Verifier};
+use rand::Rng;
+use hex::encode;
+
+const SHA256_ELF: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../../../sha256/elf/riscv32im-succinct-zkvm-elf");
+
+pub fn generate_random_bytes(length: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+    (0..length).map(|_| rng.gen::<u8>()).collect()
+}
+
+
+pub fn sha256_benchmark(size: usize) {
+
+    // Generate proof.
+    let mut stdin = SP1Stdin::new();
+    let data = generate_random_bytes(size);
+
+    stdin.write(&data);
+
+    let t0 = std::time::Instant::now();
+    let mut proof = SP1Prover::prove(SHA256_ELF, stdin).expect("proving failed");
+    let t1 = t0.elapsed();
+    // Read output.
+    let hash_bytes = proof.stdout.read::<[u8;32]>();
+    let hash = encode(hash_bytes);
+    println!("hash: {}", hash);
+
+    // Verify proof.
+    let t2 = std::time::Instant::now();
+    SP1Verifier::verify(SHA256_ELF, &proof).expect("verification failed");
+    let t3 = t2.elapsed();
+
+    // Save proof.
+    proof
+        .save("proof-with-io.json")
+        .expect("saving proof failed");
+
+    println!("succesfully generated and verified proof for the program!");
+    println!("Proof Generation Time: {:?}", t1);
+    println!("Proof verification Time: {:?}", t3);
+}
diff --git a/hash/sp1/bench/script/src/main.rs b/hash/sp1/bench/script/src/main.rs
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+pub mod benches{
+    pub mod keccak;
+    pub mod sha256;
+}
+use crate::benches::keccak::keccak_benchmark;
+use crate::benches::sha256::sha256_benchmark;
+use std::process;
+
+fn main() {
+    let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();
+
+    if args.len() != 3 {
+        println!("Wrong number of arguments! The program expects two arguments: <hash_type> and <size>");
+        // Exit the program with a non-zero exit code
+        process::exit(1);
+    }
+    
+    let bench_type = &args[1];
+    let size = args[2].parse::<usize>().unwrap();
+
+    match bench_type.as_str() {
+
+        "sha256" => {
+            println!("Running sha256: ");
+            let _ = sha256_benchmark(size);
+        }
+
+        "keccak" => {
+            println!("Running keccak benchmark: ");
+            let _ = keccak_benchmark(size);
+        }
+
+        _ => {
+            println!("Wrong Benchmark Name!");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hash/sp1/bench/sha256/Cargo.toml b/hash/sp1/bench/sha256/Cargo.toml
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+[workspace]
+[package]
+version = "0.1.0"
+name = "sha256-program"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+sp1-zkvm = { git = "https://github.com/succinctlabs/sp1.git" }
+sha2-v0-10-8 = { git = "https://github.com/sp1-patches/RustCrypto-hashes", package = "sha2", branch = "patch-v0.10.8" }
+
diff --git a/hash/sp1/bench/sha256/elf/riscv32im-succinct-zkvm-elf b/hash/sp1/bench/sha256/elf/riscv32im-succinct-zkvm-elf
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diff --git a/hash/sp1/bench/sha256/src/main.rs b/hash/sp1/bench/sha256/src/main.rs
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+
+#![no_main]
+sp1_zkvm::entrypoint!(main);
+
+//The patched sha2 rust crate https://github.com/sp1-patches/RustCrypto-hashes
+use sha2_v0_10_8::{Digest, Sha256};
+
+pub fn main() {
+
+    let input = sp1_zkvm::io::read::<Vec<u8>>();
+
+    // create a Sha256 object
+    let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
+
+    // write input message
+    hasher.update(input);
+
+    // read hash digest
+    let result: [u8;32] = hasher.finalize().into();
+
+    sp1_zkvm::io::write(&result);
+}