3 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/internal/stupidgcm/autherr.go b/internal/stupidgcm/autherr.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e59f92e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/stupidgcm/autherr.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package stupidgcm
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// ErrAuth is returned when the message authentication fails
+var ErrAuth = fmt.Errorf("stupidgcm: message authentication failed")
diff --git a/internal/stupidgcm/stupidgcm.go b/internal/stupidgcm/stupidgcm.go
index 133ee1a..5cc6c3c 100644
--- a/internal/stupidgcm/stupidgcm.go
+++ b/internal/stupidgcm/stupidgcm.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import "C"
 
 import (
 	"crypto/cipher"
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"unsafe"
 )
@@ -30,9 +29,6 @@ type stupidGCM struct {
 	forceDecode bool
 }
 
-//authentication error
-var AuthError error = fmt.Errorf("stupidgcm: message authentication failed")
-
 var _ cipher.AEAD = &stupidGCM{}
 
 // New returns a new cipher.AEAD implementation..
@@ -193,10 +189,9 @@ func (g stupidGCM) Open(dst, iv, in, authData []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		// The error code must always be checked by the calling function, because the decrypted buffer
 		// may contain corrupted data that we are returning in case the user forced reads
 		if g.forceDecode == true {
-			return append(dst, buf...), AuthError
-		} else {
-			return nil, AuthError
+			return append(dst, buf...), ErrAuth
 		}
+		return nil, ErrAuth
 	}
 
 	return append(dst, buf...), nil
diff --git a/internal/stupidgcm/without_openssl.go b/internal/stupidgcm/without_openssl.go
index 52d8fa0..1c6ebcf 100644
--- a/internal/stupidgcm/without_openssl.go
+++ b/internal/stupidgcm/without_openssl.go
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ const (
 	BuiltWithoutOpenssl = true
 )
 
-//authentication error - needed to compile as same varaible is exported when openssl is enable via stupidgcm.go
-var AuthError error = fmt.Errorf("stupidgcm: message authentication failed with openssl disabled!")
-
 func errExit() {
 	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "gocryptfs has been compiled without openssl support but you are still trying to use openssl")
 	os.Exit(2)