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Improve bug11743 message a bit.

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Nick Mathewson 2014-05-07 22:23:19 -04:00
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- Directory authorities now include a digest of each relay's - Directory authorities now include a digest of each relay's
identity key as a part of its microdescriptor. identity key as a part of its microdescriptor.
This is a workaround for bug #11743, where Tor clients do not This is a workaround for bug #11743 (reported by "cypherpunks"),
where Tor clients do not
support receiving multiple microdescriptors with the same SHA256 support receiving multiple microdescriptors with the same SHA256
digest in the same consensus. When clients receive a consensus digest in the same consensus. When clients receive a consensus
like this, they only use one of the relays. Without this fix, a like this, they only use one of the relays. Without this fix, a
hostile relay could selectively disable client use of target hostile relay could selectively disable some client use of target
relays by constucting a router descriptor with a different relays by constucting a router descriptor with a different
identity and the same microdescriptor parameters and getting the identity and the same microdescriptor parameters and getting the
authorities to list it in a microdescriptor consensus. This fix authorities to list it in a microdescriptor consensus. This fix