[#TimingResistantEqual]
= TimingResistantEqual
:mrdocs:

Timing‐attack‐resistant comparison. Takes time proportional to length of first argument.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<util/strencodings.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<typename T>
bool
TimingResistantEqual(
    T const& a,
    T const& b);
----

== Return Value

true if a and b are equal, false otherwise.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *a*
| The first sequence to compare.
| *b*
| The second sequence to compare.
|===


[.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#