[tor-bugs] #21693 [Core Tor/Tor]: prop224: HS descriptors do wasteful double-base64 encoding

Fri Apr 7 15:54:55 UTC 2017

#21693: prop224: HS descriptors do wasteful double-base64 encoding
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 Reporter:  asn              |          Owner:  asn
     Type:  task             |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Medium           |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.1.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor     |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-hs, prop224  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                   |         Points:  4
 Reviewer:                   |        Sponsor:  SponsorR-can
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Comment (by nickm):

 Something that would be almost as good: whenever we are going to encrypt,
 first compress, and then encrypt.  That would mitigate most of the
 trouble.

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