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- `a` {Buffer | TypedArray | DataView}
- `b` {Buffer | TypedArray | DataView}

This function is based on a constant-time algorithm.
Returns true if `a` is equal to `b`, without leaking timing information that
would allow an attacker to guess one of the values. This is suitable for
comparing HMAC digests or secret values like authentication cookies or
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