[tor-bugs] #13837 [Core Tor/Tor]: Mitigate guard discovery by pinning middle node

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#13837: Mitigate guard discovery by pinning middle node
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 Reporter:  asn                                  |          Owner:
                                                 |  mikeperry
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_revision
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.3.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-hs, tor-guard, guard-discovery-  |  Actual Points:
  prop247-controller                             |
Parent ID:  #9001                                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  SponsorV-can
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Comment (by asn):

 Replying to [comment:24 mikeperry]:
 > Replying to [comment:23 asn]:
 > > Furthermore, this feature seems to come with at least 3 (major) design
 changes:
 > > - Adds extra hops to reduce linkability.
 > > - Disables cannibalization.
 > > - Disable prev hop path restriction.
 > >
 > > I wonder where's the best way to document these design changes. On the
 manual page? On a spec somewhere? Not sure.
 >
 > Unless I fucked up, all of these design changes should only apply when
 the option is enabled. The first one can be a manpage line. The second two
 are actually filed as bugs #23101 and #24487. I don't think they warrant
 much more than a changelog note, because I want them fixed in the 0.3.3
 release cycle, if not in the very same 0.3.3 point release.

 Agreed.

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