Re: [RFC] Timing attack safe string comparison function

From: Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 03:59:57 +0000
Subject: Re: [RFC] Timing attack safe string comparison function
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Hi all,




> "strcmp_secure()" or something like this would be good, as it could be

used any security sensitive string comparison.




I like that. It makes sense for the function to be named for what it does, not how one hopes or
expects it will be used. 


JS


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On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 4:31 PM, Yasuo Ohgaki <yohgaki@ohgaki.net> wrote:

> Hi all,
> On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 7:03 PM, Joe Watkins <krakjoe@php.net> wrote:
>>         I'm glad you read it as you did, I was kinda thinking out loud,
>> where I ended was my final conclusion that it may be worth while as a
>> complimentary tool in the hashing toolbox, and I'd prefer its name to
>> reflect that.
> I agree. It would be better named explicitly.
> "strcmp_secure()" or something like this would be good, as it could be
> used any security sensitive string comparison.
> Regards,
> --
> Yasuo Ohgaki
> yohgaki@ohgaki.net


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