[tor-bugs] #2203 [Tor Client]: Tor clients and authorities do not check bad_exit flag w/ consensus weights

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#2203: Tor clients and authorities do not check bad_exit flag w/ consensus weights
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 Reporter:  mikeperry   |       Owner:     
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:     
Component:  Tor Client  |     Version:     
 Keywords:              |      Parent:     
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 It looks like neither clients nor the directory authorities are properly
 handling the BadExit flag when computing and using the Wxx consensus
 weights.

 On the client side, this causes BadExits to be used less than if they were
 never exits in the first place.

 On the consensus side, this causes us to think there is more Exit
 bandwidth available in the network than there actually is, which can cause
 us to overload actual exits by assigning them higher weights to be used in
 the guard and middle positions.

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