[tor-bugs] #10881 [Tor]: Drop AlternativeHSAuthority and friends

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#10881: Drop AlternativeHSAuthority and friends
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     Reporter:  nickm   |      Owner:
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  minor   |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:  tor-client tor-hs docs
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Description changed by nickm:

Old description:

> We haven't had a notion of an HSAuthority since we dropped the v0 hidden
> service descriptor design completely back in 0.2.2.  (See #10849 for
> more.)  Specifically, in 0.2.2 or later, neither clients nor relays
> publish anything resembling a v0 hidden service descriptor, and "HS
> authorities" have nothing to do.
>
> That said, we should drop the vestigial AlternativeHSAuthority option,
> since it has apparently has misled some folks into thinking that we do
> have HS authorities. (See #10722.)

New description:

 We haven't had a notion of an HSAuthority since we dropped the v0 hidden
 service descriptor design completely back in 0.2.2.  (See #10841 for
 more.)  Specifically, in 0.2.2 or later, neither clients nor relays
 publish anything resembling a v0 hidden service descriptor, and "HS
 authorities" have nothing to do.

 That said, we should drop the vestigial AlternativeHSAuthority option,
 since it has apparently has misled some folks into thinking that we do
 have HS authorities. (See #10722.)

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