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.TH LIBRECRYPT_EQUAL 3 LIBRECRYPT
.SH NAME
librecrypt_equal - Compare strings in constant time
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <librecrypt.h>
int \fBlibrecrypt_equal\fP(const char *\fIa\fP, const char *\fIb\fP);
.fi
.PP
Link with
.IR -lrecrypt .
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR librecrypt_equal ()
function compares two null byte-terminated strings
in constant time.
.PP
If the strings are of different length, the function
returns 0 after the lengths have been measured.
This should not happen when comparing password hashes,
since their length is determined by the selected
configuration.
.PP
.I a
and
.I b
must not be
.IR NULL .
.SH RETURN VALUES
The
.BR librecrypt_equal ()
function returns 1 if the strings are equal,
and 0 otherwise.
.SH ERRORS
The
.BR librecrypt_equal ()
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 ()
T} Thread safety MT-Safe
T{
.BR librecrypt_equal ()
T} Async-signal safety AS-Safe
.TE
.sp
.SH HISTORY
The
.BR librecrypt_equal ()
function was introduced in version 1.0 of
.BR librecrypt .
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR librecrypt (7),
.BR librecrypt_equal_binary (3)
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