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A side channel attack is an attack that deduces secret information from environmental observations such as timing or power consumption.

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How can I prevent side-channel attacks against authentication?

From the code example provided, it is possible to determine the correct password by timing the code when given various inputs. First, you shouldn't actually examine the password directly! At the ve …
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