[tor-bugs] #24902 [Core Tor/Tor]: Denial of Service mitigation subsystem

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#24902: Denial of Service mitigation subsystem
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 Reporter:  dgoulet          |          Owner:  dgoulet
     Type:  enhancement      |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium           |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.3.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor     |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ddos, tor-relay  |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 This seems like it may highly stress/kill off as well relays with old Tor
 versions when the DDoSers change their guard (due to this patch) and it
 eventually settles at some relay with an old Tor version.

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