Constant-time string comparison algorithms
Tick-tock, tick-tock… Ah, the melodic passage of time. But did you perchance grasp the mischievous nature time conceals? Indeed, beyond the facade of clock hands and digital displays, lies a clandestine realm of timing attacks. Allow me to furnish an example—the game of word guessing. Imagine, within the depths of your mind, you have conjured the word “hello world.” If I were to successfully divine this word, it would proclaim my victory....