Docs: clarify inline docs for hash_equals

Before the docs implied the complexity of the function was O(1) by using the term "constant time", now we use the more descriptive term "Timing attack safe".

Props AramZS.
Fixes #32778.


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Nikolay Bachiyski 2015-12-06 22:03:41 +00:00
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@ -228,15 +228,18 @@ if ( !function_exists('json_decode') ) {
if ( ! function_exists( 'hash_equals' ) ) :
/**
* Compare two strings in constant time.
* Timing attack safe string comparison
*
* Compares two strings using the same time whether they're equal or not.
*
* This function was added in PHP 5.6.
* It can leak the length of a string.
*
* Note: It can leak the length of a string when arguments of differing length are supplied.
*
* @since 3.9.2
*
* @param string $a Expected string.
* @param string $b Actual string.
* @param string $b Actual, user supplied, string.
* @return bool Whether strings are equal.
*/
function hash_equals( $a, $b ) {