[tor-bugs] #13928 [Tor]: Tor Authorities reachability testing is predictable and sequential

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#13928: Tor Authorities reachability testing is predictable and sequential
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     Reporter:  teor    |      Owner:  teor
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  needs_revision
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.6.x-final
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.6.1-alpha
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:  tor-auth
Actual Points:          |  Parent ID:  #14034
       Points:          |
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Comment (by teor):

 Nick, did you mean shuffle the entire list of relays?
 Otherwise, the relay testing would still be predictable inasmuch that
 relays with the same 7-bits in the first byte would be tested together.
 I'm not sure if that matters that much.

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