[tor-bugs] #17688 [Tor]: Our default Guard value is still 3 if no latest consensus or no params

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#17688: Our default Guard value is still 3 if no latest consensus or no params
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 Reporter:  dgoulet  |          Owner:
     Type:  defect   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High     |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.8.x-final
Component:  Tor      |        Version:
 Severity:  Major    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  guard    |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by asn):

 I think it was done like this because we assumed that `NumEntryGuards`
 will always have the correct value in recent consensuses.

 I can see how it would be nice to switch the hardcoded default to `1` in
 the code as well, to make our point more clearly (and to avoid any edge
 cases which I might be missing).

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