[tor-bugs] #21339 [Core Tor/Tor]: Prefer Chacha on servers that lack AES hardware support?

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#21339: Prefer Chacha on servers that lack AES hardware support?
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     Reporter:  nickm         |      Owner:
         Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:
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       Points:                |   Reviewer:
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 Yawning suggests this on #15426.  For clients it's a fingerprinting issue,
 sure, but for servers it's probably an easy safe win.  If in fact there
 are a significant number of relays left where aes is slower than chacha.

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