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byte_equal(3)		    Library Functions Manual		   byte_equal(3)

NAME
     byte_equal - compare two strings

SYNTAX
     #include <libowfat/byte.h>

     int byte_equal(const char *one,size_t len,const char *two);

DESCRIPTION
     byte_equal returns 1 if the strings are equal, 0 otherwise.

     When  the	strings  are  different, byte_equal does not read bytes past the
     first difference. An attacker observing the execution timing can thus learn
     where the first mismatch happened.

     Use byte_equal_notimingattack to  compare	keys,  passphrases,  cookies  or
     hashes instead.

SEE ALSO
     byte_diff(3), byte_equal_notimingattack(3)

								   byte_equal(3)

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