[Security] Use hash_equals when available for constant-time string comparison

| Q             | A
| ------------- | ---
| Bug fix?      | no
| New feature?  | no
| BC breaks?    | no
| Deprecations? | no
| Tests pass?   | yes
| Fixed tickets | n/a
| License       | MIT
| Doc PR        | n/a

Use the `hash_equals` function (introduced in PHP 5.6) for timing attack safe string comparison when available.