[tor-bugs] #11469 [Tor]: Exit not using one hop circuit to Directory Server

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#11469: Exit not using one hop circuit to Directory Server
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     Reporter:  bburley  |      Owner:  nickm
         Type:  defect   |     Status:  needs_review
     Priority:  major    |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
    Component:  Tor      |    Version:
   Resolution:           |   Keywords:  one-hop directory 024-backport
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Changes (by nickm):

 * cc: arma (added)
 * status:  assigned => needs_review


Comment:

 Candidate fix is in branch 'bug11469_024' in my public repository.  The
 branch is against maint-0.2.4, though I suspect it will merge cleanly into
 master.

 >why exactly would you ever want to use a regular http connection for
 passing that information?

 I think the original rationale was that:
   * all of this information was publicly associated with the uploading IP,
 and as such encrypting it wouldn't actually protect anything.
   * using a separate port for uploads would allow directory authorities to
 throttle downloads without harming uploads.

 Though there may have been more to it.  I've asked Roger if he remembers.

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