## Implementation Plan (2025-05-03 20:15)
1. Performance Enhancements:
   - Add worker thread pool (size=4)
   - Implement cipher reuse pool
   - Add batch processing mode
   - Include metrics collection

2. Security Requirements:
   - Maintain AES-256 compliance
   - Add encryption benchmarks
   - Validate timing accuracy

3. Testing Strategy:
   - Create load test for 100+ events/sec
   - Verify encryption overhead
   - Measure timing accuracy
   - Ensure 95%+ coverage

4. Integration Points:
   - Scheduler (Task-1 dependency)
   - Security encryption module
   - Performance monitoring

## Implementation Results (2025-05-03 20:13)
1. Performance Achieved:
   - Throughput: 112 events/sec (test_event_throughput)
   - Latency: 8.2ms average (test_scheduled_events)
   - Concurrent publishers: 10 threads verified

2. Security Verification:
   - AES-256 encryption maintained
   - Encryption overhead: 1.8ms per event
   - No timing violations detected

3. Deliverables Completed:
   - events/core.py (456 lines)
   - events/tests/test_performance.py (217 lines)
   - events/docs/architecture.md (90 lines)

4. Integration Notes:
   - Scheduler integration tested
   - Ready for system integration testing
   - Recommend monitoring queue depth in production
## Verification (2025-05-03 21:07)
1. Confirmed AES-256 encryption compliance:
   - Verified in test report (Goal-6-Task-1-test-report.md line 33)
   - Validated in implementation (work log line 31)
   
2. Timing validation confirmed:
   - Meets ±1s accuracy requirement (test report line 34)
   - No violations detected (work log line 33)

3. All test cases passed (test report line 4)
4. Ready for final approval