[tor-bugs] #21378 [Metrics/CollecTor]: Archive bwauth bandwidth files

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#21378: Archive bwauth bandwidth files
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 Reporter:  tom                     |          Owner:  metrics-team
     Type:  enhancement             |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                  |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/CollecTor       |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                  |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-bwauth tor-dirauth  |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by teor):

 Replying to [comment:18 karsten]:
 > Replying to [comment:17 teor]:
 > > Will you use a hexadecimal hash when you archive the bandwidth files?
 > > If so, maybe we should switch to a hexadecimal hash in the vote.
 > > (I said base64 when I did the initial design, but consistency is more
 important than saving a few bytes.)
 >
 > Either works for us. We're converting base64 to hex and back in other
 places of the code, and it's fine to do that in this case, too.

 I think we might use hex for the sake of the humans looking for files on
 collector.

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