[tor-bugs] #23076 [Core Tor/Tor]: Should HSes use Stable nodes for services on long lived ports?

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#23076: Should HSes use Stable nodes for services on long lived ports?
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     Reporter:  asn           |      Owner:
         Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:  tor-hs research
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 When a hidden service sets up its circuits, it uses
 `rend_service_requires_uptime()` to check the type of service it's setting
 up, and if it's setting up a long-lived service (e.g. SSH, etc.) it will
 only use Stable nodes for its rendezvous circuits.

 We should consider if this is a good idea wrt security, and potentially
 kill this feature if we think it restricts our path selection too much or
 reveals too much info to the RPs.

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