@marcan42 strncmp is safe because it has an 'n' in it.
WTF is it with Japanese companies using strncmp to compare *binary* SHA hashes? No, not just Nintendo. I just found it in some DeNA code.
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@marcan42 I've found generally a lot of Japanese code is poorly written. Likely due to work culture and pressure to get a result asapThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@marcan42 they just invented firmware "mining": try appending random nonce until firmware hash starts with zero. :-)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@marcan42 It sound like MD5....Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@marcan42 since strncmp() worked so flawlessly on the ASCII representation of the hash value, they continued to use what was proven correct.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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