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authortrevp <github@trevp.net>2015-11-08 16:37:53 -0800
committertrevp <github@trevp.net>2015-11-08 16:37:53 -0800
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Clarify length field.
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@@ -508,8 +508,9 @@ To distinguish these patterns, each handshake message will be preceded by a
So that Noise pipes can be used with arbitrary lower-level protocols, handshake
messages are sent with the `type` byte followed by a 2-byte big-endian length
-field, followed by the Noise handshake message. Transport messages are sent
-with only the 2-byte length field, followed by the Noise tranport message.
+field denoting the length of the following Noise message, followed by a Noise
+handshake message. Transport messages are sent with only the 2-byte length
+field, followed by the Noise tranport message.
8. DH functions, cipher functions, and hash functions
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