* instead (but note that it does not guarantee which tied minimum element is returned).
   *
   * @param a value to compare, returned if less than or equal to the rest.
   * @param b value to compare
   * @param c value to compare
   * @param rest values to compare
   * @throws ClassCastException if the parameters are not <i>mutually comparable</i> under this
   *     ordering.
   */
  @ParametricNullness

   * instead (but note that it does not guarantee which tied minimum element is returned).
   *
   * @param a value to compare, returned if less than or equal to the rest.
   * @param b value to compare
   * @param c value to compare
   * @param rest values to compare
   * @throws ClassCastException if the parameters are not <i>mutually comparable</i> under this
   *     ordering.
   */
  @ParametricNullness

        assertTrue(
            comparator + ".compare(" + lesser + ", " + t + ")", comparator.compare(lesser, t) < 0);
      }

      assertEquals(comparator + ".compare(" + t + ", " + t + ")", 0, comparator.compare(t, t));

      for (int j = i + 1; j < valuesInExpectedOrder.size(); j++) {
        T greater = valuesInExpectedOrder.get(j);
        assertTrue(
            comparator + ".compare(" + greater + ", " + t + ")",

#### Fix it with `secrets.compare_digest()`

But in our code we are actually using `secrets.compare_digest()`.

In short, it will take the same time to compare `stanleyjobsox` to `stanleyjobson` than it takes to compare `johndoe` to `stanleyjobson`. And the same for the password.

That way, using `secrets.compare_digest()` in your application code, it will be safe against this whole range of security attacks.

   * @return a negative value if {@code a} is less than {@code b}; a positive value if {@code a} is
   *     greater than {@code b}; or zero if they are equal
   */
  public static int compare(int a, int b) {
    return Ints.compare(flip(a), flip(b));
  }

  /**
   * Returns the value of the given {@code int} as a {@code long}, when treated as unsigned.
   *
   * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> use {@link Integer#toUnsignedLong(int)} instead.

   * @return a negative value if {@code a} is less than {@code b}; a positive value if {@code a} is
   *     greater than {@code b}; or zero if they are equal
   */
  public static int compare(int a, int b) {
    return Ints.compare(flip(a), flip(b));
  }

  /**
   * Returns the value of the given {@code int} as a {@code long}, when treated as unsigned.
   *
   * <p><b>Java 8+ users:</b> use {@link Integer#toUnsignedLong(int)} instead.

        assertTrue(
            comparator + ".compare(" + lesser + ", " + t + ")", comparator.compare(lesser, t) < 0);
      }

      assertEquals(comparator + ".compare(" + t + ", " + t + ")", 0, comparator.compare(t, t));

      for (int j = i + 1; j < valuesInExpectedOrder.size(); j++) {
        T greater = valuesInExpectedOrder.get(j);
        assertTrue(
            comparator + ".compare(" + greater + ", " + t + ")",

          lowerBound == null || upperBound == null || compare(lowerBound, upperBound) <= 0);
    }

    @Override
    public SortedSet<C> keySet() {
      return new Maps.SortedKeySet<>(this);
    }

    @Override
    public Comparator<? super C> comparator() {
      return columnComparator();
    }

    int compare(Object a, Object b) {
      // pretend we can compare anything
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

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  }

  public void testExplicit_two() {
    Comparator<Integer> c = Ordering.explicit(42, 5);
    assertEquals(0, c.compare(5, 5));
    assertTrue(c.compare(5, 42) > 0);
    assertTrue(c.compare(42, 5) < 0);
    IncomparableValueException expected =
        assertThrows(IncomparableValueException.class, () -> c.compare(5, 666));
    assertEquals(666, expected.value);
    new EqualsTester()