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The webpage example does a good job of setting the stage for passwords. You definitely do not want to compare passwords that way unless you are trying to create

by Kalium 3y ago

The webpage example does a good job of setting the stage for passwords. You definitely do not want to compare passwords that way unless you are trying to create a textbook timing vulnerability.

ctxc 3y ago
Hi Kalium, could you elaborate? Did you mean my password hashing example?
- dspillett 3y ago
  Your password example is fine - Kalium was commenting on vore's suggestion that for small data a byte-for-byte compare would work just as well.
  - ctxc 3y ago
    Ahh, got it, thanks :D