Hi,

On Sat, Nov 26, 2022 at 05:26:48PM +0100, Max Fillinger wrote:
> The current code only checks if the base64-encoded metadata is at most
> 980 characters. However, that can encode up to 735 bytes of data, while
> only up to 733 bytes are allowed. When passing 734 or 735 bytes, openvpn
> prints a misleading error message saying that the base64 cannot be
> decoded.
> 
> This patch checks the decoded length to show an accurate error message.

This patch looks overly complex to me for "change 735 to 733" - could
you (or Arne) explain the change a bit better?

(I see that the patch has an ACK, so this is not a showstopper, just
be being confused)

gert
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