[tor-bugs] #4900 [Tor Relay]: Use a more randomized hash function for our hash tables

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#4900: Use a more randomized hash function for our hash tables
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 Reporter:  nickm         |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  normal        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component:  Tor Relay     |        Version:                    
 Keywords:  dos security  |         Parent:                    
   Points:                |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by rransom):

 How many hashmaps does Tor create?  Can we keep a global list of them
 until a good RNG is available, then generate our randomization ‘seed’,
 rehash the hashmaps, and free the list?

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