diff --git a/src/applications/authentication_app.rs b/src/applications/authentication_app.rs
index 6b973e9..a747ab7 100644
--- a/src/applications/authentication_app.rs
+++ b/src/applications/authentication_app.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub enum AuthenticationAppError {
     NotAuthenticatedError,
 }
 
-pub const AuthenticationCapability : Capability = Capability("AuthenticationCapability");
+pub const AUTHENTICATION_CAPABILITY: Capability = Capability("AuthenticationCapability");
 
 struct AuthenticationSession<Direction> {
     long_term_identity: Arc<Identity>,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct AuthenticationSession<Direction> {
 }
 
 impl<Direction> AuthenticationSession<Direction> where Direction:Clone {
-    pub fn new_outbound(mut conn: Connection<OutboundConnection>, long_term_identity: Arc<Identity>) -> AuthenticationSession<OutboundConnection> {
+    pub fn new_outbound(conn: Connection<OutboundConnection>, long_term_identity: Arc<Identity>) -> AuthenticationSession<OutboundConnection> {
         let ephemeral_identity = Identity::initialize_ephemeral_identity();
         let mut auth_session = AuthenticationSession {
             long_term_identity,
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl<Direction> AuthenticationSession<Direction> where Direction:Clone {
         auth_session
     }
 
-    pub fn new_inbound(mut conn: Connection<InboundConnection>, long_term_identity: Arc<Identity>) -> AuthenticationSession<InboundConnection> {
+    pub fn new_inbound(conn: Connection<InboundConnection>, long_term_identity: Arc<Identity>) -> AuthenticationSession<InboundConnection> {
         let ephemeral_identity = Identity::initialize_ephemeral_identity();
         let mut auth_session = AuthenticationSession {
             long_term_identity,
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impl<Direction> AuthenticationSession<Direction> where Direction:Clone {
                 self.conn.shutdown();
                 Err(NotAuthenticatedError)
             }
-            Err(err) => Err(NotAuthenticatedError),
+            Err(_err) => Err(NotAuthenticatedError),
         }
     }
 }