commit 40ab832c4e61bfddd26915e6208137b43329ae86 Author: Roger Dingledine arma@torproject.org Date: Sun Apr 1 15:59:00 2012 -0400

BridgePassword was never for debugging

It is for the not-yet-implemented bridge community design. --- doc/tor.1.txt | 7 +++++-- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 160feb0..25a440d 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -1297,8 +1297,11 @@ DIRECTORY AUTHORITY SERVER OPTIONS

**BridgePassword** __Password__:: If set, contains an HTTP authenticator that tells a bridge authority to - serve all requested bridge information. Used for debugging. (Default: - not set.) + serve all requested bridge information. Used by the (only partially + implemented) "bridge community" design, where a community of bridge + relay operators all use an alternate bridge directory authority, + and their target user audience can periodically fetch the list of + available community bridges to stay up-to-date. (Default: not set.)

**V3AuthVotingInterval** __N__ **minutes**|**hours**:: V3 authoritative directories only. Configures the server's preferred voting