[tor-bugs] #20262 [Core Tor/Tor]: Onion services startup time always gets revealed

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#20262: Onion services startup time always gets revealed
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 Reporter:  twim             |          Owner:
     Type:  defect           |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium           |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.0.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor     |        Version:
 Severity:  Major            |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-hs research  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                   |         Points:
 Reviewer:                   |        Sponsor:  SponsorR-can
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Comment (by teor):

 Replying to [comment:5 twim]:
 > Replying to [comment:2 asn]:
 > > If in the future we want to add a random delay for security purposes,
 someone should write a proposal with security analysis.
 >
 > See ticket description about saving this behavior as `torrc` option.

 A torrc option like this will be confusing if merged into the current
 master, because it contains a function rend_service_reveal_startup_time()
 which defaults to 0.

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