Tool

TLS handshake byte calculator

See how key exchange and certificate size change the number of segments and round trips in a TLS 1.3 handshake. ClientHello sizes were measured; certificate and message sizes are generalized from two real measurements (RSA-2048 and ML-DSA-65) and tagged as estimates. Every row shows its tag.

Chain options

Total

vs classical

Server flight

Added latency

Per-message breakdown

Classical baseline (X25519 + RSA-2048, one intermediate):

The method is explained in TLS 1.3 hybrid key exchange, measured and certificate chain bloat.