[tor-bugs] #20831 [Core Tor/Tor]: Support existing guard torrc options better with new guard code, or deprecate them.

Wed Dec 14 00:10:31 UTC 2016

#20831: Support existing guard torrc options better with new guard code, or
deprecate them.
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 Reporter:  nickm                                |          Owner:  nickm
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.0.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-guard regression                 |  Actual Points:  .2
  TorCoreTeam201612                              |
Parent ID:  #20822                               |         Points:  2
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by teor):

 I agree, it's important to have more than one directory guard for
 performance and reliability reasons. Security is secondary here.

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