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| author | Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> | 2018-01-08 09:13:15 -0500 |
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| committer | Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> | 2018-01-08 09:13:15 -0500 |
| commit | 2c295b2454c6ebb6e389a58e0cfae471479afe07 (patch) | |
| tree | e844936426307733a56cf45d079cd6179f191a23 /Readme.txt | |
| parent | 5ae79afd89c9ad357e63a48815d66dedbf3c2821 (diff) | |
| download | cryptopp-git-2c295b2454c6ebb6e389a58e0cfae471479afe07.tar.gz | |
Add topic on Side Channel leakage
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@@ -202,6 +202,14 @@ The makefile links to the static version of the Crypto++ library to avoid binary planting and other LD_PRELOAD tricks. You should use the static version of the
library in your programs to help avoid unwanted redirections.
+*** Side Channel Attacks ***
+
+Crypto++ attempts to resist side channel attacks using various remediations. We
+believe the library is hardened but the remdiations may be incomplete. The first
+line of defense uses hardware instructions when possible. The library also uses
+cache-aware algoirthms and access patterns to minimize leakage. If you suspect
+or find an information leak then please report it.
+
*** Documentation and Support ***
Crypto++ is documented through inline comments in header files, which are
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