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Re: [TLS] new error alerts?

Dave Garrett <davemgarrett@gmail.com> Thu, 23 July 2015 14:52 UTC

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From: Dave Garrett <davemgarrett@gmail.com>
To: Aaron Zauner <azet@azet.org>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 10:52:46 -0400
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Subject: Re: [TLS] new error alerts?
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On Thursday, July 23, 2015 06:49:06 am Aaron Zauner wrote:
> Dave Garrett wrote:
> > 
> >   enum {
> >        handshake_failure(40),
> >        unsupported_cipher_suites(71),  /* formerly insufficient_security */
> >        unsupported_dh_groups(72),  /* new */
> >        client_authentication_failure(73),  /* new */
> >        (255)
> >    } AlertDescription;
> 
> I mean I kinda agree that 'insufficent security' is a misleading name,
> but as it has been used for decades in TLS I'm a bit hesitant if it's a
> good idea to change the name now.

If that's really an issue, then it could just be insufficient_security, insufficient_dh_security, & client_authentication_failure. The name isn't as important as not producing errors without clear meanings.


Dave

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