[tor-bugs] #25866 [Core Tor/Stem]: does DescriptorDownloader.get_server_descriptors() get non-consensus descriptors?

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Sat Apr 21 00:17:08 UTC 2018


#25866: does DescriptorDownloader.get_server_descriptors() get non-consensus
descriptors?
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks    |          Owner:  atagar
     Type:  defect         |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium         |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Stem  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal         |     Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:                 |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by teor):

 This is how Tor works in detail:
 Relays try to fetch all descriptors for every consensus they successfully
 download and validate.
 Relays cache all descriptors they have ever successfully downloaded.
 Relays remove a descriptor from their cache when it expires.

 So the number of descriptors returned by a relay depends on its uptime.

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