[tor-commits] [tor/master] BridgePassword was never for debugging

[arma at torproject.org]

commit 40ab832c4e61bfddd26915e6208137b43329ae86
Author: Roger Dingledine <arma at torproject.org>
Date:   Sun Apr 1 15:59:00 2012 -0400

    BridgePassword was never for debugging
    
    It is for the not-yet-implemented bridge community design.
---
 doc/tor.1.txt |    7 +++++--
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
index 160feb0..25a440d 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -1297,8 +1297,11 @@ DIRECTORY AUTHORITY SERVER OPTIONS
 
 **BridgePassword** __Password__::
     If set, contains an HTTP authenticator that tells a bridge authority to
-    serve all requested bridge information.  Used for debugging.  (Default:
-    not set.)
+    serve all requested bridge information. Used by the (only partially
+    implemented) "bridge community" design, where a community of bridge
+    relay operators all use an alternate bridge directory authority,
+    and their target user audience can periodically fetch the list of
+    available community bridges to stay up-to-date. (Default: not set.)
 
 **V3AuthVotingInterval** __N__ **minutes**|**hours**::
     V3 authoritative directories only. Configures the server's preferred voting