[tor-bugs] #24853 [Core Tor/Tor]: backport the new authority and fallback file formats

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#24853: backport the new authority and fallback file formats
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 Reporter:  teor                                 |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.4.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  torspec, tor-auth, 029-backport,     |  Actual Points:
  031-backport, 032-backport, 033-backport,      |
  034-triage-20180328, 034-removed-20180328      |
Parent ID:  #24818                               |         Points:  0.5
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by teor):

 * keywords:
     torspec, tor-auth, 029-backport, 030-backport-maybe, 031-backport,
     032-backport, 034-triage-20180328, 034-removed-20180328
     =>
     torspec, tor-auth, 029-backport, 031-backport, 032-backport,
     033-backport, 034-triage-20180328, 034-removed-20180328


Old description:

> * create an authority file in the new format
> * make tor include that file
> * create a fallback file in the new format
> * backport them to all supported tor releases:
>   * authorities: ~~0.2.5 (EOL 1 May 2018),~~ 0.2.9, 0.3.0 (EOL 1 Feb
> 2018), 0.3.1, 0.3.2
>   * fallbacks: 0.2.9, 0.3.0 (EOL 1 Feb 2018), 0.3.1, 0.3.2
> * make sure all supported tor releases parse the files correctly (unit
> tests)

New description:

 After doing #24851 and #24852.
 * backport them to all supported tor releases:
   * authorities: ~~0.2.5 (EOL 1 May 2018),~~ 0.2.9, ~~0.3.0 (EOL 1 Feb
 2018),~~ 0.3.1, 0.3.2, 0.3.3
   * fallbacks: 0.2.9, ~~0.3.0 (EOL 1 Feb 2018),~~ 0.3.1, 0.3.2, 0.3.3
 * make sure all supported tor releases parse the files correctly (unit
 tests)

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Comment:

 This ticket depends on #24851 and #24852.

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