Message-ID: <53BAE57F.3030503@...1856...> Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 20:22:55 +0200 From: Steffan Karger MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1402244175-31462-1-git-send-email-steffan@...1856...> <1402244175-31462-4-git-send-email-steffan@...1856...> <53BA6036.3030305@...1227...> <53BADAE4.5040903@...1856...> <53BADE4A.4040609@...1227...> In-Reply-To: <53BADE4A.4040609@...1227...> Subject: Re: [Openvpn-devel] [PATCH 3/4] Improve --show-ciphers to show if a cipher can be used in static key mode List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Arne Schwabe , openvpn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net On 07-07-14 19:52, Arne Schwabe wrote: > Am 07.07.14 19:37, schrieb Steffan Karger: >> On 07-07-14 10:54, Arne Schwabe wrote: >>> Am 08.06.14 18:16, schrieb Steffan Karger: >>>> Also remove the bulky warning from init_key_type() and add the information >>>> to the --show-ciphers output. >>>> >>> It does what it says but I think most users will be confused about what >>> (SSL mode only) is about. Most people which are not familar with openvpn >>> will not parse it as "non --static mode". >> Hmm, you're right. I'm not very good at this sort of thing. What about >> "(no static key mode)"? Any other suggestions? >> > Maybe (tls-client/tls-server mode only) or (Not in --static mode)? That > way the users knows what option you are referring to? Well, users will probably use 'client' or 'server' in their configs, which expands to tls-client or tls-server. Also, --static is actually called --secret, which is not very descriptive either (otherwise that would be great). Gah. So, "(client/server mode only)"? -Steffan