[tor-bugs] #31124 [Circumvention/Snowflake]: Make it more expensive (CPU wise, or other thing) to make the initial connection to a snowflake

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#31124: Make it more expensive (CPU wise, or other thing) to make the initial
connection to a snowflake
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks  |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium       |      Component:  Circumvention/Snowflake
  Version:               |       Severity:  Normal
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 That way it's harder for an adversary to cramp up a list of all the
 snowflakes

 I don't know if this is a good idea (possible problems: each x seconds one
 has to reconnect to a snowflake if one makes a network request which will
 take even more time)

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