[tor-bugs] #24815 [Core Tor/Tor]: Validate shared random state dates before each voting period

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#24815: Validate shared random state dates before each voting period
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 Reporter:  teor              |          Owner:  dgoulet
     Type:  defect            |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium            |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.3.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor      |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.9.1-alpha
 Severity:  Normal            |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-sr, tor-ddos  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                    |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                    |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by teor):

 It looks like we have a timezone issue when we write or read dates from
 the state file.
 If you say the dates are valid, but the log says that they aren't, then we
 need to check that code.

 Do you want to check it?
 I won't get a chance until next week at the earliest.

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