[tor-bugs] #9652 [BridgeDB]: Treat Pluggable Transports as Individual Bridges

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#9652: Treat Pluggable Transports as Individual Bridges
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     Reporter:  sysrqb       |      Owner:
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
    Component:  BridgeDB     |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:
Actual Points:               |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by sysrqb):

 Replying to [comment:2 asn]:
 > I like the idea.
 >

 Great

 > Replying to [ticket:9652 sysrqb]:
 > > Problem: The bridge and its PTs all have the same fingerprint.
 > > Solution: Tweak the hash before we place it in the ring?
 > >
 >
 > Why is it a problem that the bridge and its PTs all have the same
 fingerprint?
 >
 > Does that result in the bridge and its PTs being placed in the same
 section of the hash ring? If yes, I guess that tweaking the hash (by
 adding some more inputs) makes sense.

 Correcto. If we don't tweak/salt the input, then the Bridge and its PTs
 will be consecutive. I don't think this is as beneficial.

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