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| -rw-r--r-- | include/inspircd.h | 9 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/inspircd.h b/include/inspircd.h index 584a330ba..b16df9d71 100644 --- a/include/inspircd.h +++ b/include/inspircd.h @@ -669,6 +669,15 @@ class CoreExport InspIRCd */ static std::string TimeString(time_t curtime, const char* format = NULL, bool utc = false); + /** Compare two strings in a timing-safe way. If the lengths of the strings differ, the function + * returns false immediately (leaking information about the length), otherwise it compares each + * character and only returns after all characters have been compared. + * @param one First string + * @param two Second string + * @return True if the strings match, false if they don't + */ + static bool TimingSafeCompare(const std::string& one, const std::string& two); + /** Begin execution of the server. * NOTE: this function NEVER returns. Internally, * it will repeatedly loop. |