[tor-bugs] #25866 [Core Tor/Stem]: does DescriptorDownloader.get_server_descriptors() get non-consensus descriptors?
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#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
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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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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25866#comment:2>
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