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SideChannelsMitigations

Side-channels mitigations.

crypto.SideChannelsMitigations

pub const SideChannelsMitigations = enum

File

lib/std/crypto.zig:247

Code

pub const SideChannelsMitigations = enum {
    /// No additional side-channel mitigations are applied.
    /// This is the fastest mode.
    none,
    /// The `basic` mode protects against most practical attacks, provided that the
    /// application or implements proper defenses against brute-force attacks.
    /// It offers a good balance between performance and security.
    basic,
    /// The `medium` mode offers increased resilience against side-channel attacks,
    /// making most attacks unpractical even on shared/low latency environements.
    /// This is the default mode.
    medium,
    /// The `full` mode offers the highest level of protection against side-channel attacks.
    /// Note that this doesn't cover all possible attacks (especially power analysis or
    /// thread-local attacks such as cachebleed), and that the performance impact is significant.
    full,
}