[tor-bugs] #8684 [Torflow]: bwauth files don't include opinions about Authorities

Mon May 27 06:29:52 UTC 2013

#8684: bwauth files don't include opinions about Authorities
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 Reporter:  arma      |          Owner:  aagbsn            
     Type:  defect    |         Status:  assigned          
 Priority:  major     |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.4.x-final
Component:  Torflow   |        Version:                    
 Keywords:  tor-auth  |         Parent:                    
   Points:            |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by arma):

 Replying to [comment:12 aagbsn]:
 > Is there a reason why we skipped measuring the authorities before?

 git show d80be0c8 is our best hope (it offers no insights). Mike is the
 best person to answer.

 It might have been so the MaxAdvertisedBandwidth hack could still work for
 authorities (so the bwauths don't discover that they're secretly very
 fast, and pump up traffic to them).

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