[tor-bugs] #8244 [Tor]: The HSDirs for a hidden service should not be predictable indefinitely into the future

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#8244: The HSDirs for a hidden service should not be predictable indefinitely into
the future
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     Reporter:  arma         |      Owner:
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
    Component:  Tor          |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:  tor-hs needs-proposal
Actual Points:               |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by qSKvY):

 Replying to [comment:4 rransom]:
 > Pedersen's secret-sharing scheme
 ([http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~ns/Papers/pederson91.pdf] (sīc)) is simpler
 and is sufficient for generating a shared random nonce.
 >
 > (Usually that paper is only cited for the Pedersen commitment scheme,
 which is more widely used as a building block in cryptosystems and
 protocols.  This time, you want the secret-sharing parts.)

 Are you referring to the scheme outlined in section 5.2?

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