[tor-commits] [torspec] branch main updated: Authorities shouldn't get Measured= keyword

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     new 5642732  Authorities shouldn't get Measured= keyword
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commit 5642732fc037aa59199e1250afac1b96b4ed8a28
Author: Roger Dingledine <arma at torproject.org>
AuthorDate: Mon Oct 24 04:46:09 2022 -0400

    Authorities shouldn't get Measured= keyword
    
    Corresponds to the bugfixes for bugs 40698 and 40700.
    
    Also, document our MeasuredButAuthority= keyword that we include instead
    (but that nothing uses).
---
 dir-spec.txt | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/dir-spec.txt b/dir-spec.txt
index 9ae9368..d2f6c4e 100644
--- a/dir-spec.txt
+++ b/dir-spec.txt
@@ -2694,6 +2694,14 @@ Table of Contents
    a router, the authorities produce a consensus containing a "w"
    Bandwidth= keyword equal to the median of the Measured= votes.
 
+   As a special case, if the "w" line in a vote is about a relay with the
+   Authority flag, it should not include a Measured= keyword. The goal is
+   to leave such relays marked as Unmeasured, so they can reserve their
+   attention for authority-specific activities. "w" lines for votes about
+   authorities may include the bandwidth authority's measurement using
+   a different keyword, e.g. MeasuredButAuthority=, so it can still be
+   reported and recorded for posterity.
+
    The ports listed in a "p" line should be taken as those ports for
    which the router's exit policy permits 'most' addresses, ignoring any
    accept not for all addresses, ignoring all rejects for private

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