Re: [Quixote-users] Timing attacks against session cookies

Binger David <dbinger-fVcApmY9cLvQ3/1i3zOLAti2O/[email protected]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:02:11 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.python.qp,gmane.comp.web.quixote.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Jul 26, 2010, at 10:28 AM, Neil Schemenauer wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 10:08:18AM -0400, Binger David wrote:
>> What if hash lookup failures do no return until they have completed
>> a randomized time-obscuring operation?
> 
> That makes the attack more difficult (more attempts needed) but
> doesn't prevent it.

Okay, what if the algorithm ensures that some
fixed amount of time passes for hash lookup failures?

record time
try lookup
if fail, sleep until time + 1s