[tor-bugs] #21534 [Core Tor/Tor]: "Client asked me to extend back to the previous hop" in small networks
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#21534: "Client asked me to extend back to the previous hop" in small networks
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Reporter: teor | Owner: dgoulet
Type: defect | Status:
| accepted
Priority: Very High | Milestone: Tor:
| 0.3.2.x-final
Component: Core Tor/Tor | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: regression?, guard-selection, | Actual Points:
dirauth |
Parent ID: #21573 | Points: 1
Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Comment (by teor):
Authorities don't consider any nodes a guard, because they (effectively)
set UseEntryGuards 0.
That's deliberate, so they can bootstrap in a network with no Guards.
They use a first hop on multi-hop circuits, but as you say, it's not
required to have the Guard flag.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21534#comment:11>
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