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Re: [PATCH 0/6] Constant Time Memory Comparisons Are Important

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"Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Whenever you're comparing two MACs, it's important to do this using
> crypto_memneq instead of memcmp. With memcmp, you leak timing information,
> which could then be used to iteratively forge a MAC.

Do you have any pointers where I could learn more about this?

-- 
Kalle Valo



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