src/mem/secure.c

/**
 * @file mem/secure.c  Secure memory functions
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2010 Creytiv.com
 */

#include <re_types.h>
#include <re_mem.h>


/**
 * Compare two byte strings in constant time. This function can be used
 * by secure code to compare secret data, such as authentication tags,
 * to avoid side-channel attacks.
 *
 * @param s1 First byte string
 * @param s2 Second byte string
 * @param n  Number of bytes
 *
 * @return a negative number if argument errors
 *         0 if both byte strings matching
 *         a positive number if not matching
 */
int mem_seccmp(const volatile uint8_t *volatile s1,
	       const volatile uint8_t *volatile s2,
	       size_t n)
{
	uint8_t val = 0;

	if (!s1 || !s2)
		return -1;

	while (n--)
		val |= *s1++ ^ *s2++;

	return val;
}