CryptographicOperations.FixedTimeEquals Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Security.Cryptography

Assembly:: System.Security.Cryptography.Primitives.dll

Assembly:: System.Security.Cryptography.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: CryptographicOperations.cs

Source:: CryptographicOperations.cs

Source:: CryptographicOperations.cs

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Determines the equality of two byte sequences in an amount of time that depends on the length of the sequences, but not their values.

public:
 static bool FixedTimeEquals(ReadOnlySpan<System::Byte> left, ReadOnlySpan<System::Byte> right);

public static bool FixedTimeEquals (ReadOnlySpan<byte> left, ReadOnlySpan<byte> right);

static member FixedTimeEquals : ReadOnlySpan<byte> * ReadOnlySpan<byte> -> bool

Public Shared Function FixedTimeEquals (left As ReadOnlySpan(Of Byte), right As ReadOnlySpan(Of Byte)) As Boolean

Parameters

left: ReadOnlySpan<Byte>

The first buffer to compare.

right: ReadOnlySpan<Byte>

The second buffer to compare.

Returns

Boolean

true if left and right have the same values for Length and the same contents; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This method compares the contents from two buffers for equality in a way that doesn't leak timing information, making it ideal for use within cryptographic routines.

This method will short-circuit and return false only if left and right have different lengths.

Fixed-time behavior is guaranteed in all other cases, including when left and right reference the same address.

Applies to

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