[tor-bugs] #6354 [Tor Client]: Tor control protocol should support pre-auth PING command to check if socket is not closed

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#6354: Tor control protocol should support pre-auth PING command to check if
socket is not closed
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 Reporter:  gsathya      |          Owner:     
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  minor        |      Milestone:     
Component:  Tor Client   |        Version:     
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   Points:               |   Actualpoints:     
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Comment(by nickm):

 I'm with arma here; preauth commands are scary.  The right way IMO to find
 out if a non-authorized connection is still alive is to try to
 authenticate to it.

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