cloudflare / cloudflare/quiche
TlsFail does not contain the underlying error info
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Description
`Error::TlsFail` is used a generic error code for most TLS errors. However sometimes it's important to find out what the actual cause is. For example:
https://github.com/cloudflare/quiche/blob/a9ee599a7bf9f4365d4368c1b0d8e7b92bf2424f/quiche/src/tls.rs#L189
and
https://github.com/cloudflare/quiche/blob/a9ee599a7bf9f4365d4368c1b0d8e7b92bf2424f/quiche/src/tls.rs#L988-L993
In my case, load_cert_chain_from_pem_file failed intermittently but only returned `TlsFail` without further info. Is there any plan to bubble up the underlying error info in such TLS failures?
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start in quiche/src/tls.rs at the referenced TLS error paths around lines 189 and 988-993, then trace load_cert_chain_from_pem_file and its callers. Determine how TLS failures are represented and reported, and check existing error tests. Done means callers can access the underlying cause instead of receiving only TlsFail, including intermittent certificate-loading failures.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100