Package com.codingchili.core.security

Class ByteComparator

java.lang.Object

com.codingchili.core.security.ByteComparator

public abstract class ByteComparator
extends Object

Compares byte arrays in constant-time.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ByteComparator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	compare(byte[] first, byte[] second)	Compares two byte arrays in constant time.
static boolean	compare(String first, String second)	Compares two strings in constant time.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ByteComparator

public ByteComparator()

Method Details

compare

public static boolean compare(String first,
 String second)

Compares two strings in constant time.

Parameters:

first - the first string.

second - the second string.

Returns:

true if both Strings are of equal size and content.

compare

public static boolean compare(byte[] first,
 byte[] second)

Compares two byte arrays in constant time.

Parameters:

first - the first array.

second - the second array.

Returns:

true if both arrays are of equal size and content.