[tor-bugs] #8710 [Tor]: Sybil selection should prefer measured over advertised bw

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#8710: Sybil selection should prefer measured over advertised bw
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 Reporter:  nickm     |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect    |         Status:  needs_review      
 Priority:  normal    |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.4.x-final
Component:  Tor       |        Version:                    
 Keywords:  tor-auth  |         Parent:                    
   Points:            |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by nickm):

 Possibly.  But isn't letting an advertised bandwidth override a measured
 bandwidth ridiculous?

 We don't have a great solution right now for the "make sybils converge
 better" problem. But whatever it is, I sure hope it isn't "break ties in
 favor of whichever Sybil has the most bandwidth, or whichever Sybil lies
 and says it has the most bandwidth."

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