[tor-bugs] #23440 [Core Tor/Tor]: Enhancement: Replace CookieAuthFileGroupReadable option with flag for CookieAuthFile

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#23440: Enhancement: Replace CookieAuthFileGroupReadable option with flag for
CookieAuthFile
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     Reporter:  Ralph         |      Owner:  (none)
         Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:  Tor: 0.3.0.10
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:
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 Making Tor's cookie auth file group-readable currently requires the use of
 two separate options:
 {{{
 # (1) Current (as of Tor 0.3.0.10) and unwieldy
 CookieAuthFile /path/to/file
 CookieAuthFileGroupReadable 1
 }}}
 I suggest to replace the option CookieAuthFileGroupReadable with a flag
 GroupReadable for the CookieAuthFile option:
 {{{
 # (2) Feature request: GroupReadable flag, replaces (1)
 CookieAuthFile /path/to/file GroupReadable
 }}}
 This enhancement would feel more "natural" and is consistent with a
 similar flag for the ControlPort option:
 {{{
 # (3) Current (as of Tor 0.3.0.10) and natural:
 ControlPort unix:/path/to/socket GroupWritable
 }}}

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