Investigate Timing Attacks

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Description

Contributor guide

Research direction

Investigate the encryption/decryption code paths for potential timing side channels. Focus on constant time comparisons in key handling and WebAuthn operations.

Tech stack

javascript

Domain

security

Issue type

Research

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

3

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

1-3 hours

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

Active

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

Needs investigation

Prerequisites

JavaScriptWebAuthn

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

30