[tor-bugs] #3122 [Tor Client]: Write and use constant-time comparison functions

Fri May 6 21:27:06 UTC 2011

#3122: Write and use constant-time comparison functions
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 Reporter:  rransom      |          Owner:  ioerror
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new    
 Priority:  major        |      Milestone:         
Component:  Tor Client   |        Version:         
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Comment(by ioerror):

 As I said on IRC, I think that we might as well use constant time
 comparisons for anything that includes a digest, a key, a password, etc -
 It's unlikely that we really need non constant time comparisons; I'd
 rather that we do constant time by default and opt for something less
 strict when we're totally sure it will have no security, privacy, or
 anonymity implications.

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