Re: Message Numbers and Disconnect Codes

[Henrick Hellström <henrick%streamsec.se@localhost>]

Martin Forssen wrote:

> I agree that 16 seems a bit small. But reserving half the space is
> probably overkill. How about making 0xFF000000-0xFFFFFFFF locally
> assigned?

Please also note that "locally assigned" can (and probably must) be 
defined. There are at least three levels that have to be accounted for:

1. The SSH library. It might contain custom extensions that need their 
own error codes, such as key establishment schemes defined in accordance 
with SSH-ARCH on the name@host form.

2. The application software. The application server might for example 
implement application specific sub systems that in some circumstances 
have to send error codes over the SSH transport level.

3. The specific host