[tor-bugs] #26902 [Core Tor/Stem]: Download and parse bwauth files

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#26902: Download and parse bwauth files
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 Reporter:  atagar                  |          Owner:  atagar
     Type:  enhancement             |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                  |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Stem           |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                  |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  descriptor, tor-bwauth  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                          |         Points:
 Reviewer:                          |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by juga):

 * keywords:  descriptor => descriptor, tor-bwauth


Old description:

> Recently tor added its bandwidth authority files to the DirPort...
>
> https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/commit/?id=365d371
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> We should add a parser and support in stem.descriptor.remote. This
> feature was added in tor 0.3.5 which the dirauths aren't yet running.
> Gonna wait to see this working in practice before we add stem support.

New description:

 Recently tor added its bandwidth authority files to the DirPort...

 https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/commit/?id=365d371

 We should add a parser and support in stem.descriptor.remote.
 > We should add a parser and support in stem.descriptor.remote. ~~This
 feature was added in tor 0.3.5 which the dirauths aren't yet running~~
 #26694 will update dir-spec.txt with the Tor version that add this feature
 once it's merged (#21377). Gonna wait to see this working in practice
 before we add stem support.

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