[tor-bugs] #20022 [Core Tor/Tor]: Tor should deprecate insecure cookie auth

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#20022: Tor should deprecate insecure cookie auth
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 Reporter:  dkg           |          Owner:
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
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Comment (by atagar):

 As I understand it auth isn't necessary if using a control socket. By
 using cookie authentication you're proving you have permission to read the
 cookie file from disk. File-based sockets have similar access controls
 making cookie auth redundant.

 Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong. :)

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