[tor-bugs] #1754 [Tor Relay]: Microdescriptors: caches fetch and server all flavors of consensus

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#1754: Microdescriptors: caches fetch and server all flavors of consensus
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 Reporter:  nickm      |       Owner:  nickm              
     Type:  task       |      Status:  new                
 Priority:  normal     |   Milestone:  Deliverable-Sep2010
Component:  Tor Relay  |     Version:                     
 Keywords:             |      Parent:  #1748              
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Comment(by nickm):

 A fun note: caches use consensuses for up to three things:

   * Serving them to non-caches
   * Learning which descriptors (and microdescriptors) to download.
   * Using them to learn which servers exist, so they can build circuits
 themselves.

 The first one can be done without parsing the consensus; just check its
 signature.  The second means that all caches need both consensuses,
 parsed.

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