com.nimbusds.jose.crypto.utils

Class ConstantTimeUtils

java.lang.Object

com.nimbusds.jose.crypto.utils.ConstantTimeUtils

public class ConstantTimeUtils
extends Object

Array utilities.

Version:

2017-04-26

Author:

Vladimir Dzhuvinov

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	areEqual(byte[] a, byte[] b) Checks the specified arrays for equality in constant time.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

areEqual

public static boolean areEqual(byte[] a,
                               byte[] b)

Checks the specified arrays for equality in constant time. Intended to mitigate timing attacks.

Parameters:

a - The first array. Must not be null.

b - The second array. Must not be null.

Returns:

true if the two arrays are equal, else false.