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package org.springframework.security.crypto.password;

import java.security.MessageDigest;

import org.springframework.security.crypto.codec.Utf8;

Utility for constant time comparison to prevent against timing attacks.
Author:
Rob Winch/**
 * Utility for constant time comparison to prevent against timing attacks.
 *
 * @author Rob Winch
 */
final class PasswordEncoderUtils {

	private PasswordEncoderUtils() {
	}

	
Constant time comparison to prevent against timing attacks.
Params:
expected – 
actual – 
Returns:
/**
	 * Constant time comparison to prevent against timing attacks.
	 * @param expected
	 * @param actual
	 * @return
	 */
	static boolean equals(String expected, String actual) {
		byte[] expectedBytes = bytesUtf8(expected);
		byte[] actualBytes = bytesUtf8(actual);
		return MessageDigest.isEqual(expectedBytes, actualBytes);
	}

	private static byte[] bytesUtf8(String s) {
		// need to check if Utf8.encode() runs in constant time (probably not).
		// This may leak length of string.
		return (s != null) ? Utf8.encode(s) : null;
	}

}