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Is a constant time string compare necessary?



Hi!

I've asked this question before in an earlier thread about the canonical way to use scrypt, but I don't think it was ever answered; apologies if I missed the answer.

When comparing the result of the scrypt KDF to a previously computed & stored value (say, in the context of a stored password), is it necessary to compare the two strings in constant time?

cheers
lvh