[tor-bugs] #20212 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Tor can be forced to open too many circuits by embedding .onion resources

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#20212: Tor can be forced to open too many circuits by embedding .onion resources
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 Reporter:  gacar                                |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  guard-discovery,                     |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201803                           |
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Why limit the number of onion addresses that can be embedded instead of
 limiting the number of circuits that can be created for onions in a single
 origin?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/20212#comment:9>
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