[tor-bugs] #6963 [Tor Relay]: Contradiction between specs and code to detect a V2 handshake

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#6963: Contradiction between specs and code to detect a V2 handshake
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 Reporter:  cced       |          Owner:  cypherpunks       
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  minor      |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.4.x-final
Component:  Tor Relay  |        Version:                    
 Keywords:  easy       |         Parent:                    
   Points:             |   Actualpoints:                    
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Changes (by rransom):

  * keywords:  torspec => easy
  * priority:  normal => minor
  * component:  Quality Assurance and Testing => Tor Relay
  * milestone:  => Tor: 0.2.4.x-final


Comment:

 Tor relays cannot currently use a DSA-based ciphersuite, and will never
 use one (ECDSA is less unlikely).  The code should probably check for that
 ciphersuite, though, just to make sure its behaviour can never differ from
 the spec in the future.

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