[tor-bugs] #31964 [Core Tor/Tor]: Dir auths could withhold HSIntro 4 in their votes if the relay would be a buggy v3 intro point

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#31964: Dir auths could withhold HSIntro 4 in their votes if the relay would be a
buggy v3 intro point
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 Reporter:  arma                         |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                  |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium                       |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                         |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                 |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                       |     Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  tor-dirauth, vote, protover  |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                               |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by dgoulet):

 Replying to [comment:3 teor]:
 > There is another alternative:
 > 1. Make tor declare a new protocol version after the fix
 > 2. Prefer or require that new protocol version
 >
 > Each bug will have a different severity, and we'll discover them all at
 different times after the release. So we should pick one of these two
 strategies on a case by case basis.

 Problem with this approach is that it takes a _while_ before these relays
 can be picked by clients since they all have to update to latest...

 The approach of withholding the bad protover is that client just keeps
 selecting relays without changes.

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