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.TH byte_equal_notimingattack 3
.SH NAME
byte_equal_notimingattack \- compare two strings
.SH SYNTAX
.B #include <libowfat/byte.h>
int \fBbyte_equal_notimingattack\fP(const char *\fIone\fR,size_t \fIlen\fR,const char *\fItwo\fR);
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIbyte_equal_notimingattack\fR returns 1 if the strings are equal, 0 otherwise.
When the strings are different, byte_equal_notimingattack will still
read and compare all the other bytes. That way, an attacker observing
the timing of the execution can not learn where the first mismatch
occurred.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
byte_diff(3), byte_equal(3)