thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Improve error reporting on TLS connection errors
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status: help wanted
type: enhancement
type: security
- Dominant language
- Kotlin
- Stars
- 14k
- Forks
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- Avg merge
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Description
Since we want everyone to use secure connections we have to make it easier for users to learn what exactly was preventing a secure connection from being established.
Ideally we also point them to an online resource to learn how to fix the problem.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Begin by tracing TLS connection error handling in the Kotlin Android app; done means users can identify why secure connection setup failed and find an online resource for remediation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- kotlin
- Domain
- networking, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100