[tor-bugs] #22422 [Core Tor/Tor]: Add noise to PaddingStatistics

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#22422: Add noise to PaddingStatistics
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 Reporter:  teor                        |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  defect                      |         Status:
                                        |  needs_information
 Priority:  High                        |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                        |  0.3.1.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                |        Version:  Tor:
                                        |  0.3.1.1-alpha
 Severity:  Normal                      |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  privcount, guard-discovery  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                              |         Points:  0.5
 Reviewer:                              |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by teor):

 * status:  assigned => needs_information


Comment:

 I don't think this is as high a priority as known guard discovery attacks
 that are happening in the wild.

 I think we could wait to add noise until we do it systematically across
 our codebase.

 I'll leave it to mike to make the final call.

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