From 4c068cb2334867e94899b62356e6a8896bb96b9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Savage Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 10:38:24 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Remove parens around "like memcmp" --- doc/man/man3/crypto_verify16.3monocypher | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/man/man3/crypto_verify16.3monocypher b/doc/man/man3/crypto_verify16.3monocypher index 4362643..61c01ba 100644 --- a/doc/man/man3/crypto_verify16.3monocypher +++ b/doc/man/man3/crypto_verify16.3monocypher @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION Cryptographic operations often require comparison of secrets or values derived from secrets. -Standard comparison functions (like memcmp) tend to exit when they find +Standard comparison functions like memcmp tend to exit when they find the first difference, leaking information through timing differences. .Pp As an example, say a message authentication code (MAC) is sent over the -- 2.47.3