Constant Time Analysis

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by trailofbits Β· vlatest Β· Repository

Rapidly assesses code snippets for potential vulnerabilities and inefficiencies without performance degradation.

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Run in terminal (recommended)

terminal
claude mcp add constant-time-analysis npx -- -y @trustedskills/constant-time-analysis
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Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json

~/.claude/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "constant-time-analysis": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@trustedskills/constant-time-analysis"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.

About This Skill

What it does

This skill enables AI agents to perform constant-time analysis. It allows for consistent and predictable execution regardless of input data, preventing information leakage based on runtime behavior. This is particularly useful when dealing with sensitive data or security-critical operations where timing variations could be exploited.

When to use it

  • Analyzing cryptographic implementations to detect timing vulnerabilities.
  • Evaluating the performance of algorithms that should have consistent execution times.
  • Debugging code where unexpected timing differences are causing issues.
  • Auditing systems for potential side-channel attacks based on timing information.

Key capabilities

  • Constant-time execution
  • Runtime analysis
  • Vulnerability detection (timing attacks)

Example prompts

  • "Analyze this cryptographic function for constant-time behavior."
  • "Can you identify any timing dependencies in this sorting algorithm?"
  • "Perform a constant-time analysis of the password comparison routine."

Tips & gotchas

This skill requires a solid understanding of security principles and potential side-channel attack vectors. It’s most effective when applied to code that handles sensitive data or performs critical operations.

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