[tor-bugs] #3023 [Tor Directory Authority]: Tor directory authorities should not act as regular relays/hsdirs

Mon Oct 31 17:41:23 UTC 2011

#3023: Tor directory authorities should not act as regular relays/hsdirs
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 Reporter:  Sebastian                |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect                   |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  normal                   |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component:  Tor Directory Authority  |        Version:                    
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   Points:                           |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by arma):

 Replying to [comment:3 Sebastian]:
 > tor26 is frequently hitting extremely high memory usage, not having to
 handle relay traffic might help

 I think tor26's problems come from the fact that it's the sole remaining
 directory authority for a lot of obsolete Tor versions. So when one of
 those obsolete Tor versions has a bug that involves hammering the
 directory, it focuses on tor26.

 (moria1 is not quite as old, but still sometimes hits the 32000+ socket
 mark, and most of those sockets are directory hammering attempts.)

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