| commit | 76968bb3d53982560bcf08bcd0ba3e1865fe15cd | [log] [tgz] |
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| author | David Benjamin <davidben@google.com> | Thu Oct 03 17:01:01 2024 -0400 |
| committer | Boringssl LUCI CQ <boringssl-scoped@luci-project-accounts.iam.gserviceaccount.com> | Thu Oct 03 21:27:35 2024 +0000 |
| tree | fe23ab2b4c350e2ff20e168223e0550c3f69d5b1 | |
| parent | 91fa2d661257f9a130a3ed4d847c38d089b157c2 [diff] |
Rename default credential to legacy credential Default reads as if it is somehow treated special, as a default when fancier heuristics do not match, such as trust anchors. Such a concept does not make sense because servers will have *multiple* fallbacks for trust anchor matching, e.g. an ECDSA one and an RSA one. Nonetheless, this was a bit confusing, so call it the "legacy credential" to make it clearer this is just about whether you use a different API. Change-Id: Ieb8cf454d1b2e0bf08a2c78cbea644d4f2f12202 Reviewed-on: https://boringssl-review.googlesource.com/c/boringssl/+/71727 Reviewed-by: Bob Beck <bbe@google.com> Commit-Queue: Bob Beck <bbe@google.com> Auto-Submit: David Benjamin <davidben@google.com>
BoringSSL is a fork of OpenSSL that is designed to meet Google's needs.
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Programs ship their own copies of BoringSSL when they use it and we update everything as needed when deciding to make API changes. This allows us to mostly avoid compromises in the name of compatibility. It works for us, but it may not work for you.
BoringSSL arose because Google used OpenSSL for many years in various ways and, over time, built up a large number of patches that were maintained while tracking upstream OpenSSL. As Google's product portfolio became more complex, more copies of OpenSSL sprung up and the effort involved in maintaining all these patches in multiple places was growing steadily.
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