masabinhok/pr-reviewer-testbed #6

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• Highsrc/auth.ts:20security

  Removed use of `timingSafeEqual` for constant-time comparison.

  The original code used `timingSafeEqual` to prevent timing attacks. Direct string comparison can be vulnerable if the `sign` function is not deterministic.

  ✓ConfirmedThe comparison now uses `===` instead of `timingSafeEqual`. This means that if `sign(value, secret)` and `signature` are not exactly the same, the function will return false. The original `timingSafeEqual` ensured constant-time comparison to prevent timing attacks, but this check directly compares the buffers, which could be vulnerable.

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• src/auth.ts:23 Direct string comparison in verify function may be vulnerable to timing attacks.

  Why: return sign(value, secret) === signature; // This line directly compares the signatures without using timingSafeEqual.