[tor-bugs] #24817 [Core Tor/Tor]: Recommend that tools ignore HSDir and Guard flags on bridges (was: Should the bridge authority assign the HSDir flag to bridges?)

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#24817: Recommend that tools ignore HSDir and Guard flags on bridges
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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:  tor-auth-bridge, tor-bridge, tor-    |  Actual Points:
  spec                                           |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by teor):

 * keywords:  tor-auth-bridge, tor-bridge => tor-auth-bridge, tor-bridge,
     tor-spec


Comment:

 Ok, then I think we should patch dir-spec to say that the HSDir flag is
 meaningless for bridges. (As is the Guard flag.)
 I'll open child tickets for atlas and the bot.

 There are a small number of bridges with the Exit flag, I think we want to
 keep being able to see these:
 https://atlas.torproject.org/#search/flag:exit%20type:bridge%20

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