[tor-bugs] #23532 [Core Tor/Tor]: NETINFO clock skew detection doesn't work on clients

Fri Sep 15 13:32:21 UTC 2017

#23532: NETINFO clock skew detection doesn't work on clients
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 Reporter:  catalyst              |          Owner:  catalyst
     Type:  defect                |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.2.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor          |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  bootstrap clock-skew  |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by catalyst):

 I think it might cause relays to log client clock skews where they didn't
 previously.  Do we want to suppress that?  It probably wouldn't interfere
 with relay bootstrapping unless an authority had a wrong time.

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