[or-cvs] r6997: Clarify point about certs. We have been over this before, bu (in tor/trunk: . doc)

[nickm at seul.org]

Author: nickm
Date: 2006-08-09 02:54:02 -0400 (Wed, 09 Aug 2006)
New Revision: 6997

Modified:
   tor/trunk/
   tor/trunk/doc/tor-spec.txt
Log:
 r7058 at Kushana:  nickm | 2006-08-08 23:53:46 -0700
 Clarify point about certs. We have been over this before, but it seems simpler than what we are considering now.



Property changes on: tor/trunk
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Modified: tor/trunk/doc/tor-spec.txt
===================================================================
--- tor/trunk/doc/tor-spec.txt	2006-08-09 06:41:29 UTC (rev 6996)
+++ tor/trunk/doc/tor-spec.txt	2006-08-09 06:54:02 UTC (rev 6997)
@@ -322,6 +322,12 @@
    hello cells, but only if those clients are nonconformant.  Am I right?
    In any case, this seems way more reliable.  -NM]
 
+   [IOW, the proposal would be: if the other side has a cert without OU=Tor,
+   send a HELLO cell. Otherwise, assume v0 unless they send a HELLO
+   cell.  Way simpler, right?  If we're dealing with something proxylike or
+   old, we might send an unexpected HELLO cell.  If they die, they were badly
+   written. -NM]
+
 5. Circuit management
 
 5.1. CREATE and CREATED cells