[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
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by dcole):

 Replying to [comment:15 nickm]:
 > 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.


 It appears that the branch referenced fixes the actual code bug in my
 testing. As for the rest of the discussion, I will take it to the other
 ticket.

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