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secure-compare

vdemedes8.1mMIT3.0.1

Securely compare two strings, copied from cryptiles

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secure-compare

Constant-time comparison algorithm to prevent timing attacks for Node.js. Copied from cryptiles by C J Silverio.

Installation

$ npm install secure-compare --save

Usage

var compare = require('secure-compare');

compare('hello world', 'hello world').should.equal(true);
compare('你好世界', '你好世界').should.equal(true);

compare('hello', 'not hello').should.equal(false);

Tests

$ npm test

License

secure-compare is released under the MIT license.