[tor-bugs] #4371 [Tor Client]: We close a connection to a relay whose time is more than an hour in the future

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#4371: We close a connection to a relay whose time is more than an hour in the
future
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 Reporter:  arma        |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect      |         Status:  needs_review      
 Priority:  major       |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component:  Tor Client  |        Version:                    
 Keywords:              |         Parent:                    
   Points:              |   Actualpoints:                    
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Changes (by nickm):

  * status:  new => needs_review


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:4 rransom]:
 > Replying to [comment:3 nickm]:
 > > I am fine with raising the acceptable range, but having *no* liveness
 checks on the cert at all seems like a less good idea.  Shall we say 48
 hours?
 >
 > We nuked the liveness checks on our TLS certificates in the fix for
 #4014, by increasing cert lifetimes to one year.  Any certificate which is
 ‘not yet valid’ should be accepted.

 I still get squirmy with the idea of "no checking."    How about we
 require liveness within 48 hours in the past, and within a month in the
 future.

 How about branch "bug4371" in my public repository?

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