[tor-bugs] #19271 [Core Tor/DirAuth]: Remove urras from default_authorities
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#19271: Remove urras from default_authorities
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Reporter: cypherpunks | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Medium | Milestone:
Component: Core Tor/DirAuth | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: ioerror urras dirauth | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Comment (by Sebastian):
By consensus I meant consensus amongst dirauth operators, not the actual
voting performed by Tor.
dirauth ops have to trust each others judgment, responsiblity in operating
the dirauth, performing certain actions at certain times, etc. We already
have many technical failure modes and any kind of mistrust amongst the
dirauth ops adds a situation where it'll become easier to undermine the
security of the network by undermining the security of less than half of
the dirauths, which is something we do not want to happen.
The process is that we're looking at candidates, making sure they have the
technical capability and experience of running a Tor relay for some time,
are able to earn trust from the Tor community at large as well as the
dirauth operators community. Then the dirauth ops add them to their
configuration and their details are added to the Tor consensus.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/19271#comment:17>
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