[tor-bugs] #4370 [Tor Client]: If the CERTS cell contains a cert with a scary time, don't warn unless it's from an authority

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#4370: If the CERTS cell contains a cert with a scary time, don't warn unless it's
from an authority
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 Reporter:  arma        |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect      |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  normal      |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component:  Tor Client  |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.3.7-alpha
 Keywords:              |         Parent:                    
   Points:              |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by shamrock):

 The confusion stems from the wording of the error message. For example, I
 am seeing:

 {{{
 Nov 02 23:43:40.000 [warn] Certificate not yet valid: is your system clock
 set incorrectly?
 Nov 02 23:43:40.000 [warn] (certificate lifetime runs from Nov  3 02:15:27
 2011 GMT through Nov  2 02:15:27 2012 GMT. Your time is Nov 02 22:43:40
 2011 GMT.)
 }}}

 The verbiage is confusing, because the user will assume the invalid
 certificate in question is a cert created by the user's system rather than
 the cert of some other system that may have an incorrect time set.

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