Constant Time Testing

Testing for timing side channels and constant-time implementation verification.

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Constant Time Testing Skill

Trit: -1 (MINUS) Category: testing-handbook-skills Author: Trail of Bits Source: trailofbits/skills License: AGPL-3.0

Description

Testing for timing side channels and constant-time implementation verification.

When to Use

This is a Trail of Bits security skill. Refer to the original repository for detailed usage guidelines and examples.

See: https://github.com/trailofbits/skills

Related Skills

  • audit-context-building
  • codeql
  • semgrep
  • variant-analysis

SDF Interleaving

This skill connects to Software Design for Flexibility (Hanson & Sussman, 2021):

Primary Chapter: 10. Adventure Game Example

Concepts: autonomous agent, game, synthesis

GF(3) Balanced Triad

constant-time-testing (○) + SDF.Ch10 (+) + [balancer] (−) = 0

Skill Trit: 0 (ERGODIC - coordination)

Connection Pattern

Adventure games synthesize techniques. This skill integrates multiple patterns.

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Frequently asked questions

npx skillmds@latest add plurigrid/constant-time-testing