Re: [VOTE] Timing attack safe string comparison function

From:	Yasuo Ohgaki	Date:	Tue, 18 Mar 2014 01:04:35 +0000
Subject:	Re: [VOTE] Timing attack safe string comparison function
References:	1	Groups:	php.internals
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Hi all,

On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Rouven Weßling <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi internals,
>
> as I've received no further feedback I've opened the voting on "Timing
> attack safe string comparison function":
>
> - https://wiki.php.net/rfc/timing_attack
>

Is there any progress?
From benchmark result, overhead for timing safe comparison is negligible
with byte by byte comparison.
I would like to see timing safe "===" for 5.6, if it's possible. (== could
be timing safe, too)

Is anyone working on it?

Regards,

--
Yasuo Ohgaki
[email protected]


   

Thread (54 messages)

• Rouven WeßlingSun, 02 Feb 2014 22:50:21 +0000
  • Yasuo OhgakiMon, 03 Feb 2014 01:48:35 +0000
  • Joe WatkinsMon, 03 Feb 2014 07:07:09 +0000Re: [VOTE] Timing attack safe string comparison function
  • Andrea FauldsMon, 03 Feb 2014 12:23:53 +0000
    • Sara GolemonMon, 03 Feb 2014 16:21:25 +0000
  • Sara GolemonMon, 03 Feb 2014 16:18:49 +0000
    • Yasuo OhgakiWed, 05 Feb 2014 02:39:06 +0000
  • Nikita PopovMon, 03 Feb 2014 17:10:05 +0000
    • Pádraic BradyMon, 03 Feb 2014 19:58:21 +0000
    • Yasuo OhgakiMon, 03 Feb 2014 20:57:13 +0000
      • Yasuo OhgakiMon, 03 Feb 2014 21:04:35 +0000
    • Stas MalyshevMon, 03 Feb 2014 22:09:32 +0000
      • Yasuo OhgakiTue, 04 Feb 2014 04:06:30 +0000
        • Yasuo OhgakiTue, 04 Feb 2014 04:30:06 +0000
        • Yasuo OhgakiWed, 05 Feb 2014 02:58:42 +0000
          • Rouven WeßlingWed, 05 Feb 2014 23:36:44 +0000
            • Yasuo OhgakiThu, 06 Feb 2014 01:28:38 +0000
              • Yasuo OhgakiThu, 06 Feb 2014 03:56:11 +0000
                • Yasuo OhgakiThu, 06 Feb 2014 04:20:55 +0000
                  • Yasuo OhgakiThu, 06 Feb 2014 04:31:17 +0000
                    • Yasuo OhgakiThu, 06 Feb 2014 05:17:18 +0000
                • Christopher JonesThu, 06 Feb 2014 04:23:23 +0000
                  • Pierre JoyeThu, 06 Feb 2014 05:24:53 +0000
                    • Stas MalyshevThu, 06 Feb 2014 07:01:36 +0000
                      • Pierre JoyeThu, 06 Feb 2014 07:09:06 +0000
    • Tjerk MeestersTue, 04 Feb 2014 06:20:37 +0000
  • Yasuo OhgakiThu, 06 Feb 2014 23:05:05 +0000
    • Yasuo OhgakiFri, 07 Feb 2014 01:39:31 +0000
      • Yasuo OhgakiMon, 10 Feb 2014 00:24:25 +0000
        • Yasuo OhgakiMon, 10 Feb 2014 01:15:25 +0000
          • Yasuo OhgakiMon, 10 Feb 2014 01:37:58 +0000
          • Yasuo OhgakiMon, 10 Feb 2014 01:58:00 +0000
          • Tjerk MeestersMon, 10 Feb 2014 09:29:31 +0000
            • Pádraic BradyMon, 10 Feb 2014 12:39:26 +0000
        • Lester CaineMon, 10 Feb 2014 09:03:07 +0000
          • Yasuo OhgakiWed, 12 Feb 2014 07:01:35 +0000
            • Lester CaineWed, 12 Feb 2014 07:24:16 +0000
              • Yasuo OhgakiWed, 12 Feb 2014 08:11:21 +0000
  • Rouven WeßlingSun, 23 Feb 2014 15:11:21 +0000
    • Rouven WeßlingSun, 23 Feb 2014 18:31:38 +0000
      • Yasuo OhgakiSun, 23 Feb 2014 20:59:09 +0000
        • Rouven WeßlingSun, 23 Feb 2014 21:05:43 +0000
          • Yasuo OhgakiMon, 24 Feb 2014 04:22:00 +0000
            • Lester CaineMon, 24 Feb 2014 08:11:06 +0000
              • Yasuo OhgakiMon, 24 Feb 2014 09:00:24 +0000
  • Yasuo OhgakiTue, 18 Mar 2014 01:04:35 +0000
    • Rouven WeßlingTue, 18 Mar 2014 11:23:25 +0000
      • Adam HarveyTue, 18 Mar 2014 16:13:33 +0000
        • Ferenc KovacsTue, 18 Mar 2014 18:56:47 +0000
          • Yasuo OhgakiWed, 19 Mar 2014 00:27:57 +0000
            • Ferenc KovacsWed, 19 Mar 2014 02:31:38 +0000
• Andrey AndreevWed, 05 Feb 2014 20:18:17 +0000Re: [VOTE] Timing attack safe string comparison function
• Andrey AndreevMon, 24 Feb 2014 08:13:35 +0000Re: [VOTE] Timing attack safe string comparison function
  • Tjerk MeestersMon, 24 Feb 2014 11:25:58 +0000