[tor-bugs] #24020 [Core Tor/Tor]: Can authorities use multihop circuits rather than direct connections to detect running routers?

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#24020: Can authorities use multihop circuits rather than direct connections to
detect running routers?
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 Reporter:  nickm                   |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                  |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor            |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                  |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  durauth, bridge-bypass  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #20532                  |         Points:
 Reviewer:                          |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by arma):

 What's the goal? To be able to notice that a relay is acting like a bridge
 so we shouldn't list it?

 Or to withhold the Running flag from relays that for whatever reason are
 failing to offer appropriate auth on tls conns that they initiate?

 Or something else?

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