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

[Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki]

#6354: Tor control protocol should support pre-auth PING command to check if
socket is not closed
----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
 Reporter:  gsathya         |          Owner:                  
     Type:  enhancement     |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  minor           |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Tor Client      |        Version:                  
 Keywords:  needs-proposal  |         Parent:                  
   Points:                  |   Actualpoints:                  
----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------

Comment(by rransom):

 Why do you even need to ‘test 'is this controller connection alive'’?
 That really shouldn't be necessary, especially before authenticating.

-- 
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6354#comment:12>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online