diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/ExceptionUtils.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/ExceptionUtils.java
index e5651fb78a40fc229899bb84aa44554806dbae18..a8c1cdc5e7f037102dc943b4f7ca141116ff248f 100644
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/ExceptionUtils.java
+++ b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/ExceptionUtils.java
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.exceptions.IndependentException;
 public final class ExceptionUtils
 {
     /**
-     * The package names considered as client-safe.
+     * Accepted packages for dependencies.
      */
-    private static String[] CLIENT_SAFE_PACKAGE_NAMES =
+    private static String[] ACCEPTED_DEPENDENCIES_PACKAGE_NAMES =
         { "java.lang", "ch.systemsx.cisd" };
 
     ExceptionUtils()
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ public final class ExceptionUtils
     }
 
     /**
-     * Creates a new <code>ClientSafeException</code> from given <var>exception</var> only if it is needed ({@link #isClientSafe(Exception)}
+     * Creates a new {@link IndependentException} from given <var>exception</var> only if it is needed ({@link #isIndependent(Exception)}
      * returns <code>false</code>). Otherwise returns given <var>exception</var>.
      */
-    private final static Exception createClientSafeException(final Exception exception)
+    private final static Exception createIndependentException(final Exception exception)
     {
         final Exception rootException = CheckedExceptionTunnel.unwrapIfNecessary(exception);
-        if (isClientSafe(rootException) == false)
+        if (isIndependent(rootException) == false)
         {
             return new IndependentException(rootException);
         } else
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public final class ExceptionUtils
                 (Exception) org.apache.commons.lang.exception.ExceptionUtils.getCause(fromException);
         if (fromCauseException != null && fromCauseException != fromException)
         {
-            final Exception toCauseException = createClientSafeException(fromCauseException);
+            final Exception toCauseException = createIndependentException(fromCauseException);
             if (toException.getCause() != toCauseException)
             {
                 if (ClassUtils.setFieldValue(toException, "cause", toCauseException) == false)
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ public final class ExceptionUtils
     /**
      * Whether given <var>exception</var> is client-safe or not.
      */
-    final static boolean isClientSafe(final Exception exception)
+    final static boolean isIndependent(final Exception exception)
     {
         assert exception != null : "Unspecified exception.";
         final String className = exception.getClass().getName();
-        for (final String packageName : CLIENT_SAFE_PACKAGE_NAMES)
+        for (final String packageName : ACCEPTED_DEPENDENCIES_PACKAGE_NAMES)
         {
             if (className.startsWith(packageName))
             {
@@ -92,12 +92,13 @@ public final class ExceptionUtils
     }
 
     /**
-     * Analyzes given <var>exception</var> and makes it client-safe.
+     * Analyzes given <var>exception</var> and makes it independent to packages outside the ones specified in
+     * {@link #ACCEPTED_DEPENDENCIES_PACKAGE_NAMES}.
      */
-    public final static Exception createClientSafeExceptionIfNeeded(final Exception exception)
+    public final static Exception createIndependentExceptionIfNeeded(final Exception exception)
     {
         assert exception != null : "Unspecified SQL Exception.";
-        final Exception clientSafeException = createClientSafeException(exception);
+        final Exception clientSafeException = createIndependentException(exception);
         copyCauseException(exception, clientSafeException);
         return clientSafeException;
     }
diff --git a/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/ExceptionUtilsTest.java b/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/ExceptionUtilsTest.java
index d976a7c1cb6518696a4e9ea6a93f8b6d7bc0b9b9..6454de84fb16cadb6a1d47ad4f0d6e692d749462 100644
--- a/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/ExceptionUtilsTest.java
+++ b/common/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/ExceptionUtilsTest.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public final class ExceptionUtilsTest
     {
         try
         {
-            ExceptionUtils.createClientSafeExceptionIfNeeded(null);
+            ExceptionUtils.createIndependentExceptionIfNeeded(null);
             fail("Null exception not allowed.");
         } catch (final AssertionError ex)
         {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public final class ExceptionUtilsTest
     {
         final String message = "Oooops!";
         final UserFailureException exception = new UserFailureException(message);
-        final Exception clientSafeException = ExceptionUtils.createClientSafeExceptionIfNeeded(exception);
+        final Exception clientSafeException = ExceptionUtils.createIndependentExceptionIfNeeded(exception);
         checkReturnedClientSafeException(message, exception, clientSafeException, true);
     }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public final class ExceptionUtilsTest
     {
         final String message = "Oooops!";
         final Exception exception = new SAXException(message);
-        final Exception clientSafeException = ExceptionUtils.createClientSafeExceptionIfNeeded(exception);
+        final Exception clientSafeException = ExceptionUtils.createIndependentExceptionIfNeeded(exception);
         checkReturnedClientSafeException(message, exception, clientSafeException, false);
     }
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public final class ExceptionUtilsTest
         final UnsupportedOperationException unsupportedOperationException =
                 new UnsupportedOperationException(unsupportedOperationText, runtimeException);
         final Exception clientSafeException =
-                ExceptionUtils.createClientSafeExceptionIfNeeded(unsupportedOperationException);
+                ExceptionUtils.createIndependentExceptionIfNeeded(unsupportedOperationException);
         checkReturnedClientSafeException(unsupportedOperationText, unsupportedOperationException, clientSafeException,
                 true);
         checkReturnedClientSafeException(runtimeText, runtimeException, (Exception) clientSafeException.getCause(),
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public final class ExceptionUtilsTest
         final RuntimeException runtimeException = new RuntimeException(runtimeText, saxException);
         final String digestExceptionText = "Wishiiiii!";
         final DigestException digestException = new DigestException(digestExceptionText, runtimeException);
-        final Exception clientSafeException = ExceptionUtils.createClientSafeExceptionIfNeeded(digestException);
+        final Exception clientSafeException = ExceptionUtils.createIndependentExceptionIfNeeded(digestException);
         checkReturnedClientSafeException(digestExceptionText, digestException, clientSafeException, false);
         checkReturnedClientSafeException(runtimeText, runtimeException, (Exception) clientSafeException.getCause(),
                 true);
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public final class ExceptionUtilsTest
         final String text = "Oooops!";
         final IOException ioException = new IOException(text);
         final RuntimeException checkedExceptionTunnel = CheckedExceptionTunnel.wrapIfNecessary(ioException);
-        final Exception clientSafeException = ExceptionUtils.createClientSafeExceptionIfNeeded(checkedExceptionTunnel);
+        final Exception clientSafeException = ExceptionUtils.createIndependentExceptionIfNeeded(checkedExceptionTunnel);
         assertNotSame(clientSafeException, checkedExceptionTunnel);
         assertNotSame(clientSafeException, ioException);
         assertTrue(clientSafeException instanceof IndependentException);