[tor-bugs] #21412 [Metrics/Atlas]: Atlas incorrectly reporting MyFamily

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#21412: Atlas incorrectly reporting MyFamily
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 Reporter:  saint          |          Owner:  irl
     Type:  defect         |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Low            |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/Atlas  |        Version:
 Severity:  Minor          |     Resolution:
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Comment (by arma):

 Replying to [ticket:21412 saint]:
 > Currently, Atlas outputs the contents of MyFamily under "Alleged family
 members" instead of "Alleged family group" or fetching the other nodes in
 that declared family.
 >
 > Example:
 https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/94541F30DE462C066F4504D397C10776DFAD475F
 denotes "saint" as a family member instead of the family itself.

 Ah ha -- there is no such thing as a family group.

 The MyFamily lines get put into the relay descriptor like so:
 {{{
 family saint
 }}}

 and for two relays to be in the same family, they need to both list each
 other. Otherwise some random relay could add itself to your family,
 inducing clients to avoid using both relays in the same circuit, which
 could become bad if it's done in bulk.

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