trailofbits/constant-time-testing

Détection des canaux de temporisation dans le code cryptographique. À utiliser lors de l'audit d'implémentations cryptographiques pour les vulnérabilités temporelles.

Qu'est-ce que constant-time-testing ?

Cette compétence permet de détecter les canaux auxiliaires temporels (timing side channels) dans le code cryptographique, une classe de vulnérabilités où les temps d'exécution d'une opération divulguent des informations secrètes. Elle est particulièrement utile pour auditer des implémentations cryptographiques et s'assurer qu'elles sont constantes en temps (constant-time). La compétence s'appuie sur des techniques d'analyse statique et dynamique pour identifier les branches conditionnelles, les accès mémoire basés sur des secrets, et les instructions non constantes. Elle supporte les langages C, C++, Rust et d'autres langages systèmes. En utilisant cette compétence, un agent peut automatiquement analyser des bases de code complexes, signaler les zones à risque, et fournir des recommandations concrètes pour corriger les vulnérabilités temporelles. Le workflow typique inclut le téléchargement du code source, l'exécution d'outils spécialisés comme `ctgrind` ou des analyseurs de flot de données, et la génération d'un rapport détaillé.

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Que fait constant-time-testing ?

La détection de code constant dans le temps (constant-time testing) détecte les canaux de temporisation dans le code cryptographique. À utiliser lors de l'audit d'implémentations cryptographiques pour les vulnérabilités temporelles.

Utilisation

Analyse de code source

Pour analyser un code source à la recherche de problèmes de temporisation, utilisez la commande suivante :

ctgrind --tool=memcheck --vgdb=no ./binaire

Vérification manuelle

  • Identifiez les branches conditionnelles (if, switch) qui dépendent de données secrètes.
  • Recherchez les accès mémoire indexés par des secrets.
  • Vérifiez les opérations arithmétiques non constantes (multiplication, division) sur des secrets.

Outils recommandés

OutilDescription
ctgrindDétecte les branches et accès mémoire non constants sous Valgrind
dudectTest statistique de temps d'exécution
Frama-CAnalyse statique avec plugin Constant-time

Langages supportés

  • C / C++
  • Rust
  • Assembleur (via inspection manuelle)

Exemple d'analyse

int constant_time_compare(const uint8_t *a, const uint8_t *b, size_t len) {
    int result = 0;
    for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
        result |= a[i] ^ b[i];
    }
    return result;
}

La fonction ci-dessus est constante en temps car aucune branche ne dépend des données comparées.

Ressources

Individual skills in this repo

This repo contains 20 individual skills — each has its own dedicated page.

trailofbits/address-sanitizer

AddressSanitizer detects memory errors during fuzzing. Use when fuzzing C/C++ code to find buffer overflows and use-after-free bugs.

trailofbits/aflpp

AFL++ is a fork of AFL with better fuzzing performance and advanced features. Use for multi-core fuzzing of C/C++ projects.

trailofbits/agentic-actions-auditor

Audits GitHub Actions workflows for security vulnerabilities in AI agent integrations including Claude Code Action, Gemini CLI, OpenAI Codex, and GitHub AI Inference. Detects attack vectors where attacker-controlled input reaches AI agents running in CI/CD pipelines, including env var intermediary patterns, direct expression injection, dangerous sandbox configurations, and wildcard user allowlists. Use when reviewing workflow files that invoke AI coding agents, auditing CI/CD pipeline security for prompt injection risks, or evaluating agentic action configurations.

trailofbits/algorand-vulnerability-scanner

Scans Algorand smart contracts for 11 common vulnerabilities including rekeying attacks, unchecked transaction fees, missing field validations, and access control issues. Use when auditing Algorand projects (TEAL/PyTeal).

trailofbits/ask-questions-if-underspecified

Clarify requirements before implementing. Use when serious doubts arise.

trailofbits/atheris

Atheris is a coverage-guided Python fuzzer based on libFuzzer. Use for fuzzing pure Python code and Python C extensions.

trailofbits/audit-augmentation

Augments Trailmark code graphs with external audit findings from SARIF static analysis results and weAudit annotation files. Maps findings to graph nodes by file and line overlap, creates severity-based subgraphs, and enables cross-referencing findings with pre-analysis data (blast radius, taint, etc.). Use when projecting SARIF results onto a code graph, overlaying weAudit annotations, cross-referencing Semgrep or CodeQL findings with call graph data, or visualizing audit findings in the context of code structure.

trailofbits/audit-context-building

Enables ultra-granular, line-by-line code analysis to build deep architectural context before vulnerability or bug finding.

trailofbits/audit-prep-assistant

Prepares codebases for security review using Trail of Bits' checklist. Helps set review goals, runs static analysis tools, increases test coverage, removes dead code, ensures accessibility, and generates documentation (flowcharts, user stories, inline comments).

trailofbits/burpsuite-project-parser

Searches and explores Burp Suite project files (.burp) from the command line. Use when searching response headers or bodies with regex patterns, extracting security audit findings, dumping proxy history or site map data, or analyzing HTTP traffic captured in a Burp project.

trailofbits/cairo-vulnerability-scanner

Scans Cairo/StarkNet smart contracts for 6 critical vulnerabilities including felt252 arithmetic overflow, L1-L2 messaging issues, address conversion problems, and signature replay. Use when auditing StarkNet projects.

trailofbits/cargo-fuzz

cargo-fuzz is the de facto fuzzing tool for Rust projects using Cargo. Use for fuzzing Rust code with libFuzzer backend.

trailofbits/chrome-mcp-troubleshooting

Diagnose and fix Claude in Chrome MCP extension connectivity issues. Use when mcp__claude-in-chrome__* tools fail, return "Browser extension is not connected", or behave erratically.

trailofbits/claude-in-chrome-troubleshooting

Diagnose and fix Claude in Chrome MCP extension connectivity issues. Use when mcp__claude-in-chrome__* tools fail, return "Browser extension is not connected", or behave erratically.

trailofbits/code-improver

Runs an autonomous review-and-fix improvement loop over any code target — a skill, plugin, module, or directory — using a reviewer the user names: any installed skill or agent. Keeps a cross-round findings ledger, escalates when fixes stop converging, and guards scope mechanically. Use when asked to 'improve this code until review passes', 'run an improvement loop with <reviewer>', or to iterate review-and-fix with a specific reviewer. For skills prefer the skill-improver entry; for a branch prefer pr-improver.

trailofbits/code-maturity-assessor

Systematic code maturity assessment using Trail of Bits' 9-category framework. Analyzes codebase for arithmetic safety, auditing practices, access controls, complexity, decentralization, documentation, MEV risks, low-level code, and testing. Produces professional scorecard with evidence-based ratings and actionable recommendations.

trailofbits/codeql

Scans a codebase for security vulnerabilities using CodeQL's interprocedural data flow and taint tracking analysis. Triggers on "run codeql", "codeql scan", "codeql analysis", "build codeql database", or "find vulnerabilities with codeql". Supports "run all" (security-and-quality + security-experimental suites) and "important only" (high-precision security findings) scan modes. Also handles creating data extension models and processing CodeQL SARIF output.

trailofbits/constant-time-analysis

Detects timing side-channel vulnerabilities in cryptographic code. Use when implementing or reviewing crypto code, encountering division on secrets, secret-dependent branches, or constant-time programming questions in C, C++, Go, Rust, Swift, Java, Kotlin, C#, PHP, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or Ruby.

trailofbits/cosmos-vulnerability-scanner

Scans Cosmos SDK blockchain modules and CosmWasm contracts for consensus-critical vulnerabilities — chain halts, fund loss, state divergence. 25 core + 16 IBC + 10 EVM + 3 CosmWasm patterns. Use when auditing custom x/ modules, reviewing IBC integrations, or assessing pre-launch chain security. Updated for SDK v0.53.x.

trailofbits/coverage-analysis

Coverage analysis measures code exercised during fuzzing. Use when assessing harness effectiveness or identifying fuzzing blockers.

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