#20509: Directory authorities should take away Guard flag from relays with #20499 bug --------------------------+------------------------------------ Reporter: arma | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Medium | Milestone: Tor: 0.2.9.x-final Component: Core Tor/Tor | Version: Severity: Normal | Resolution: Keywords: 028-backport | Actual Points: Parent ID: | Points: Reviewer: | Sponsor: --------------------------+------------------------------------
Comment (by teor): Replying to [comment:1 arma]: > ... > Option 2 is that we change the directory authority code to withhold a Guard vote for all relays running the affected versions. And then get enough authorities to update that we can affect Guard assignment. This option seems better in theory, I don't have a good handle on what versions the dir auths like to run, so I don't know how tricky this one will be in practice. > ... Hang on, didn't we have a bug where clients would pick relays as their guard regardless of whether they had the Guard flag? How many versions ago was that? And do clients automatically get new guards when their existing guards lose the Guard flag? Or do they keep their old guards until they rotate? -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/20509#comment:7> Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/> The Tor Project: anonymity online _______________________________________________ tor-bugs mailing list tor-bugs@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-bugs