[tor-bugs] #12254 [Tor]: Tonga should sign its bridge networkstatus doc? Or maybe change format to v3-style vote?

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#12254: Tonga should sign its bridge networkstatus doc? Or maybe change format to
v3-style vote?
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     Reporter:  arma     |      Owner:
         Type:           |     Status:  new
  enhancement            |  Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
     Priority:  normal   |    Version:
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  bridgedb-parsers, metrics-db,
   Resolution:           |  bridgeauth,
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:
       Points:           |
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Changes (by isis):

 * keywords:   => bridgedb-parsers, metrics-db, bridgeauth,


Comment:

 I'm willing to write a patch for this one.

 Before I write a patch, I'd prefer to first hear some feedback on whether
 doing '''2b''' is worth the extra effort:

 '''1. Is this desirable?'''

       I mostly just want the BridgeAuth's (tonga's) signature on the
 `networkstatus-bridges` file before BridgeDB parses, since BridgeDB's
 parsers are taking the BridgeAuth's word as gold... to the extent that
 `@type bridge-server-descriptors` are thrown out entirely if the
 BridgeAuth didn't include them in the `networkstatus-bridges` file.

 '''2. Which patch do you want?'''

  '''2a. Make the BridgeAuth sign''', or,

         So far, I only care about this one.

  '''2b. Make the `networkstatus-bridges` file analogous to V3
 networkstatus files'''

         Someone should outline what these are, and probably what
 benefits/drawbacks they provide. It would be interesting to know how
 difficult it would be to reuse the functions which create `@type network-
 status-microdesc-consensus-3` documents to also create `@type bridge-
 network-status` documents.

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