[tor-bugs] #1748 [Tor Client]: Implement microdescriptors

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#1748: Implement microdescriptors
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 Reporter:  nickm       |          Owner:  nickm              
     Type:  project     |         Status:  new                
 Priority:  major       |      Milestone:  Deliverable-May2011
Component:  Tor Client  |        Version:                     
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Description changed by nickm:

Old description:

> Microdescriptors are a feature designed to greatly reduce the amount of
> data that needs to be transmitted to implement the Tor directory
> protocol.  See
> [https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/doc/spec/proposals/158-microdescriptors.txt
> proposal 158 "Microdescriptors"] and
> [https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/doc/spec/proposals/162
> -consensus-flavors.txt proposal 162 "Publish the consensus in multiple
> flavors"] for design details.
>
> There's an initial implementation at the server level (authorities
> generate microdescriptors and the appropriately flavored consensus).
>
> We need to implement the remaining server and client components for May 1
> 2011.
>
> Child Tickets:
> [[TicketQuery(parent=#1748)]]

New description:

 Microdescriptors are a feature designed to greatly reduce the amount of
 data that needs to be transmitted to implement the Tor directory protocol.
 See
 [https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/doc/spec/proposals/158-microdescriptors.txt
 proposal 158 "Microdescriptors"] and
 [https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/doc/spec/proposals/162
 -consensus-flavors.txt proposal 162 "Publish the consensus in multiple
 flavors"] for design details.

 There's an initial implementation at the server level (authorities
 generate microdescriptors and the appropriately flavored consensus).

 We need to implement the remaining server and client components for May 1
 2011.

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