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What is a timing attack?
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The correct answer is B) A side-channel attack inferring secret information (keys, passwords) by measuring time differences in cryptographic operations or comparisons
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Correct Answer
A side-channel attack inferring secret information (keys, passwords) by measuring time differences in cryptographic operations or comparisons
Explanation
Timing attacks: comparing secret strings with == leaks length/value via timing differences. bcrypt uses constant-time comparison. RSA implementations must use constant-time modular exponentiation. TLS: padding oracle attacks exploit timing.
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