[tor-bugs] #25928 [Core Tor/Tor]: Summary: Single DA in sandbox vs. PDS_ALLOW_SELF flag

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#25928: Summary: Single DA in sandbox vs. PDS_ALLOW_SELF flag
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 Reporter:  somlo                      |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                     |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                     |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor               |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                     |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-dirauth, test-network  |  Actual Points:
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Changes (by teor):

 * keywords:   => tor-dirauth, test-network
 * milestone:   => Tor: unspecified


Comment:

 I think Tor should automatically set the flag if it is the directory
 authority that is the only relay in:
 * the set of preconfigured authorities, or
 * the set of authorities in the consensus

 This will never happen in the public network, because there are 9
 preconfigured authorities, and a majority for the consensus is 5.

 As a workaround, please use two authorities until this issue is fixed. If
 we don't plan on fixing this soon, perhaps we should document the minimum
 supported number of authorities, and this workaround.

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