[tor-bugs] #17773 [Tor]: Should clients avoid using guards that lost the Guard flag?

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#17773: Should clients avoid using guards that lost the Guard flag?
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 Reporter:  arma         |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium       |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.9.x-final
Component:  Tor          |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal       |     Resolution:
 Keywords:               |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:               |         Points:
 Reviewer:               |        Sponsor:  None
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Changes (by asn):

 * keywords:  must-fix-before-028-rc =>
 * sponsor:   => None
 * milestone:  Tor: 0.2.8.x-final => Tor: 0.2.9.x-final


Comment:

 I'm gonna push this to 0.2.9 since the correct solution is not obvious
 here and more research needs to be done. Also, the current situation is
 indeed not ideal but not terribly broken, so this is not super urgent.

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