Fix and improve SSL_MODE_SEND_FALLBACK_SCSV documentation. Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org>
diff --git a/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_mode.pod b/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_mode.pod index 0bcf5d2..2a5aaa5 100644 --- a/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_mode.pod +++ b/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_mode.pod
@@ -71,12 +71,16 @@ save around 34k per idle SSL connection. This flag has no effect on SSL v2 connections, or on DTLS connections. -=item SSL_MODE_FALLBACK_SCSV +=item SSL_MODE_SEND_FALLBACK_SCSV Send TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV in the ClientHello. -To be set by applications that reconnect with a downgraded protocol +To be set only by applications that reconnect with a downgraded protocol version; see draft-ietf-tls-downgrade-scsv-00 for details. +DO NOT ENABLE THIS if your application attempts a normal handshake. +Only use this in explicit fallback retries, following the guidance +in draft-ietf-tls-downgrade-scsv-00. + =back =head1 RETURN VALUES
diff --git a/ssl/ssl.h b/ssl/ssl.h index a0db4f2..f45264c 100644 --- a/ssl/ssl.h +++ b/ssl/ssl.h
@@ -686,8 +686,13 @@ #define SSL_MODE_SEND_CLIENTHELLO_TIME 0x00000020L #define SSL_MODE_SEND_SERVERHELLO_TIME 0x00000040L /* Send TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV in the ClientHello. - * To be set by applications that reconnect with a downgraded protocol - * version; see draft-ietf-tls-downgrade-scsv-00 for details. */ + * To be set only by applications that reconnect with a downgraded protocol + * version; see draft-ietf-tls-downgrade-scsv-00 for details. + * + * DO NOT ENABLE THIS if your application attempts a normal handshake. + * Only use this in explicit fallback retries, following the guidance + * in draft-ietf-tls-downgrade-scsv-00. + */ #define SSL_MODE_SEND_FALLBACK_SCSV 0x00000080L /* Cert related flags */