}
        }
        // IOException handling is done by calling code
    }

    /**
     * Compares two SMB files by name.
     * @param f1 first file to compare
     * @param f1name name of first file
     * @param f2 second file to compare
     * @return comparison result for sorting
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */

   * @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
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("InlineMeInliner") // Integer.compare unavailable under GWT+J2CL
  public static int compare(long a, long b) {
    return Longs.compare(flip(a), flip(b));
  }

  /**
   * Returns the least value present in {@code array}, treating values as unsigned.
   *

    void sign(byte[] data, int offset, int length, CommonServerMessageBlock request, CommonServerMessageBlock response);

    /**
     * Performs MAC signature verification. This calculates the signature
     * of the SMB and compares it to the signature field on the SMB itself.
     *
     * @param data
     *            The data.
     * @param offset
     *            The starting offset at which the SMB header begins.
     * @param length

            while ((n = in.read(buf)) != -1) {
                out.write(buf, 0, n);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Compares two SMB files by name
     * @param f1 first file to compare
     * @param f1name name of first file
     * @param f2 second file to compare
     * @return comparison result for sorting
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */

  }

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code char} values. The sign of the value returned is the same as
   * that of {@code ((Character) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Character#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code char} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code char} to compare

  }

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code short} values. The sign of the value returned is the same as
   * that of {@code ((Short) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Short#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code short} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code short} to compare

  }

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code short} values. The sign of the value returned is the same as
   * that of {@code ((Short) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Short#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code short} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code short} to compare

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

  }

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code int} values. The sign of the value returned is the same as
   * that of {@code ((Integer) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Integer#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code int} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code int} to compare

            }
        } finally {
            signSequence += 2;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Performs MAC signature verification.  This calculates the signature
     * of the SMB and compares it to the signature field on the SMB itself.
     *
     * @param data The data.
     * @param offset The starting offset at which the SMB header begins.
     * @param length The length of the SMB data starting at offset.