[metrics-bugs] #29448 [Obfuscation/BridgeDB]: Provide a dir-spec implementation that serves sanitised descriptors

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#29448: Provide a dir-spec implementation that serves sanitised descriptors
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 Reporter:  irl                   |          Owner:  sysrqb
     Type:  project               |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Low                   |      Milestone:
Component:  Obfuscation/BridgeDB  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                |     Resolution:
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Comment (by karsten):

 Replying to [comment:4 irl]:
 > > Syncing unsanitized descriptors seems like a minimal thing that
 BridgeDB folks can keep up over a long time.
 >
 > So the reason for this ticket being filed is that the BridgeDB folk were
 confused by how any of this even worked and contacted me because they
 thought our current sync mechanism was broken.

 Okay. Sounds like this should be documented on the BridgeDB side then. At
 least as long as we do it this way.

 > > If they need to do more, maybe they'll at some point stop doing it at
 all.
 >
 > I'm not convinced by this argument given the capacity problems that also
 exist in the Metrics Team.

 Keep in mind that bridge auth/BridgeDB ownership has changed several times
 over the years. And for the short term future I don't expect to spend much
 on this code on the metrics side, which might of course change in 6 or 12
 months with the CollecTor rewrite.

 > I spoke with dgoulet about this yesterday, the resolution is that moving
 the sanitizing code is something that we should do but there are other
 things that need to be done in BridgeDB first to support that. For now
 this task is lower priority but we both agree that it should be done
 eventually.

 Agreed.

 > Perhaps we should also add another ticket to expose the bridge pool
 assignments again via a similar mechanism.

 Yes, I'm fine with that. Do you want to add that ticket?

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