:py:mod:`pylibressl.utils`
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.. py:module:: pylibressl.utils

.. autoapi-nested-parse::

   Miscellaneous useful utilities from LibreSSL.



Module Contents
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Functions
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.. autoapisummary::

   pylibressl.utils.secure_compare



.. py:function:: secure_compare(rhs, lhs)

   Securely compare byte strings.

   Constant-time comparison of byte strings using ``CRYPTO_memcmp`` from
   LibreSSL. Note that when byte string lengths are different, exception is
   raised at once.