[tor-bugs] #22310 [Core Tor/Tor]: Tor 0.3.x clients won't use Guard-flagged relays as Guards if they don't have V2Dir, throwing off consensus position weights

Sat May 20 04:19:23 UTC 2017

#22310: Tor 0.3.x clients won't use Guard-flagged relays as Guards if they don't
have V2Dir, throwing off consensus position weights
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 Reporter:  arma          |          Owner:
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.2.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by arma):

 If we go this route, we might want to move the milestone up to e.g. Tor
 0.3.1, so authorities will do the new behavior sooner, since Tor 0.3.0
 clients are already doing their part of the problem.

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