[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):

 The original commit was intended to reduce linkability between hidden
 service instances on the same tor instance, rather than hide the startup
 time itself:

 {{{
 commit 4b76fe8
 Author: Roger Dingledine <arma at torproject.org>
 Date:   Mon Nov 15 09:05:54 2004 +0000
 ....

     Also make sure the hidden service descriptors are at a random
     offset from each other, to hinder linkability.
 }}}

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