[tor-bugs] #27146 [Core Tor/Tor]: Mismatched digest in 0.3.3.9 and master mixed chutney network

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#27146: Mismatched digest in 0.3.3.9 and master mixed chutney network
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 Reporter:  teor                                 |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.4.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  regression, tor-dirauth, macOS,      |  Actual Points:
  035-must, 035-roadmap-proposed, 034-must       |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by teor):

 0.3.3 authorities (002a and 003a) will post votes that are valid for only
 a few milliseconds.
 {{{
 000a/notice.log:Aug 24 11:20:23.751 [notice] Choosing valid-after time in
 vote as 2018-08-24 11:20:25: consensus_set=0, last_interval=5
 001a/notice.log:Aug 24 11:20:23.957 [notice] Choosing valid-after time in
 vote as 2018-08-24 11:20:25: consensus_set=0, last_interval=5
 002a/notice.log:Aug 24 11:20:24.587 [notice] Choosing valid-after time in
 vote as 2018-08-24 11:20:25: consensus_set=0, last_interval=5
 003a/notice.log:Aug 24 11:20:24.806 [notice] Choosing valid-after time in
 vote as 2018-08-24 11:20:25: consensus_set=0, last_interval=5
 }}}

 One way to fix this bug would be for authorities to refuse to post or
 accept votes that are about to expire.

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