[tor-bugs] #26488 [Core Tor/Tor]: Stop resolving hard-coded authority DNS names that start with a digit

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#26488: Stop resolving hard-coded authority DNS names that start with a digit
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     Reporter:  teor          |      Owner:  (none)
         Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:  tor-dirauth, security-low
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 Instead, we should:
 * require IP addresses for authorities in the public network
 * allow any DNS name for non-default authorities or in test networks

 See #25935 and https://github.com/torproject/tor/pull/59 for background.

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