b.Fatal(err)
	}

	creds := globalActiveCred
	token, err := authenticateNode(creds.AccessKey, creds.SecretKey)
	if err != nil {
		b.Fatal(err)
	}

	b.ResetTimer()
	b.ReportAllocs()
	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
		for pb.Next() {
			err = xjwt.ParseWithStandardClaims(token, xjwt.NewStandardClaims(), []byte(creds.SecretKey))
			if err != nil {
				b.Fatal(err)
			}
		}
	})
}

	// benchmark utility which helps obtain number of allocations and bytes allocated per ops.
	b.ReportAllocs()
	// the actual benchmark for PutObject starts here. Reset the benchmark timer.
	b.ResetTimer()

	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
		i := 0
		for pb.Next() {
			// insert the object.
			objInfo, err := obj.PutObject(b.Context(), bucket, "object"+strconv.Itoa(i),

	b.ResetTimer()
	b.ReportAllocs()

	fsDirs, err := getRandomDisks(nDisks)
	if err != nil {
		b.Fatal(err)
	}

	endpoints := mustGetNewEndpoints(0, 16, fsDirs...)
	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
		endpoints := endpoints
		for pb.Next() {
			initStorageDisksWithErrors(endpoints, storageOpts{cleanUp: false, healthCheck: false})
		}
	})