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CTTK: Constant-Time Toolkit
> using the term “constant time” to refer to time complexity is far more common than using the term to refer to timing attacks susceptibility
This doesn’t make it “confusing”.
friendlydude12
on Feb 28, 2018
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The same terminology being used for distinct concepts is indeed a potential source of confusion. If you were to say “this is a constant time algorithm” I would need more information to clarify what you meant, rendering the original term less useful.
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This doesn’t make it “confusing”.