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

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#3122: Write and use constant-time comparison functions
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 Reporter:  rransom      |          Owner:  ioerror           
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  major        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.1.x-final
Component:  Tor Client   |        Version:                    
 Keywords:               |         Parent:                    
   Points:               |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by nickm):

 Neat.  Is anybody picking up the transition work on that (steps I.1
 through I.4 above, or should I get on it?)

 Also, I am a little concerned with this:
 {{{
        equal_p >>= 8;
        /* Thanks to (sign-preserving) arithmetic shift, equal_p is now
         * equal to -(v1 == v2), which is exactly what we need below.
         * (Since we're assuming two's-complement arithmetic, -1 is the
         * same as ~0 (all bits set).) */
 }}

 Right-shift of negative numbers is implementation-defined in C.  If we're
 going to rely on it, we need to verify that its behavior is what we expect
 whenever we're building.

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