commit 6a8d2e21b8c5930953f1fcc459db579e7968b513 Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> Date: Fri Aug 15 18:15:30 2014 -0400 changes file for bug 10163 / proposal 215. --- changes/prop215 | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/changes/prop215 b/changes/prop215 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..214e576 --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/prop215 @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ + o Removed features (directory authorities): + + - Directory authorities no longer advertise or support consensus + methods 1 through 12 inclusive. These consensus methods were + obsolete and/or insecure: maintaining the ability to support them + served no good purpose. Implements part of proposal 215; + closes ticket 10163. + + o Minor features (directory authorities) + - If a directory authority can't find a best consensus method in the + votes that it holds, it now falls back to its favorite consensus + method. Previously, it fell back to method 1. Neither of these is + likely to get enough signatures, but "fall back to favorite" + doesn't require us to maintain support an obsolete consensus + method. Implements another part of proposal 215. +