diff --git a/examples/certificates.rs b/examples/certificates.rs
index 5842f1d..095f65f 100644
--- a/examples/certificates.rs
+++ b/examples/certificates.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ fn handle_request(users: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<CertBytes, String>>>, request: Reque
             }
         } else {
             // The user didn't provide a certificate
-            Response::needs_certificate()
+            Response::client_certificate_required()
         }
     }.boxed()
 }
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index c0e9fb3..fb4dada 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -109,14 +109,14 @@ impl ResponseHeader {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn needs_certificate() -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn client_certificate_required() -> Result<Self> {
         Ok(Self {
             status: Status::CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_REQUIRED,
             meta: Meta::new("No certificate provided")?,
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn not_authorized() -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn certificate_not_authorized() -> Result<Self> {
         Ok(Self {
             status: Status::CERTIFICATE_NOT_AUTHORIZED,
             meta: Meta::new("Your certificate is not authorized to view this content")?,
@@ -271,13 +271,13 @@ impl Response {
         Ok(Self::new(header))
     }
 
-    pub fn needs_certificate() -> Result<Self> {
-        let header = ResponseHeader::needs_certificate()?;
+    pub fn client_certificate_required() -> Result<Self> {
+        let header = ResponseHeader::client_certificate_required()?;
         Ok(Self::new(header))
     }
 
-    pub fn not_authorized() -> Result<Self> {
-        let header = ResponseHeader::not_authorized()?;
+    pub fn certificate_not_authorized() -> Result<Self> {
+        let header = ResponseHeader::certificate_not_authorized()?;
         Ok(Self::new(header))
     }