[tor-bugs] #18119 [Tor]: .onion domain names can be really short

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#18119: .onion domain names can be really short
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 Reporter:  azazar                 |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement            |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium                 |      Milestone:  Tor: very long term
Component:  Tor                    |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                 |     Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  tor-hs needs-proposal  |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by azazar):

 Replying to [comment:10 yawning]:


 > I stand by the NACK though (One additional unintended consequence of
 this is someone accidentally going to `spacebookcorewww.onion` would
 actually attempt to get descriptors instead of failing at the validation
 stage).

 spacebookcorewww.onion won't be translated at all, since it already
 contains 16 characters. And the chance of hash collision for shortened
 names is absolutely equal to complete 16-character addresses.

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