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diff --git a/librecrypt_equal_binary.3 b/librecrypt_equal_binary.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d441c5b --- /dev/null +++ b/librecrypt_equal_binary.3 @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +.TH LIBRECRYPT_EQUAL_BINARY 3 LIBRECRYPT +.SH NAME +librecrypt_equal_binary - Compare memory segments in constant time + +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +#include <librecrypt.h> + +int \fBlibrecrypt_equal_binary\fP(const void *\fIa\fP, const void *\fIb\fP, size_t \fIlen\fP); +.fi +.PP +Link with +.IR -lrecrypt . + +.SH DESCRIPTION +The +.BR librecrypt_equal_binary () +function compares the first +.I len +bytes of +.I a +and +.I b +in constant time. + +.SH RETURN VALUES +The +.BR librecrypt_equal_binary () +function returns 1 if the memory segments are +equal in their first +.I len +bytes, and 0 otherwise. + +.SH ERRORS +The +.BR librecrypt_equal_binary () +function cannot fail. + +.SH ATTRIBUTES +For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see +.BR attributes (7). +.PP +.TS +allbox; +lb lb lb +l l l. +Interface Attribute Value +T{ +.BR librecrypt_equal_binary () +T} Thread safety MT-Safe +T{ +.BR librecrypt_equal_binary () +T} Async-signal safety AS-Safe +.TE +.sp + +.SH HISTORY +The +.BR librecrypt_equal_binary () +function was introduced in version 1.0 of +.BR librecrypt . + +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR librecrypt (7), +.BR librecrypt_equal (3) |
