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doc: add added: info for crypto.timingSafeEqual()

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crypto.timingSafeEqual() has been added in v6.6.0 cf. #8304

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PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/8796
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Teddy Katz <teddy.katz@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
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All paddings are defined in `crypto.constants`.
### crypto.timingSafeEqual(a, b)
<!-- YAML
added: v6.6.0
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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