[tor-bugs] #29296 [Obfuscation/Pluggable transport]: Look into alternatives for distributing bridge info to clients (was: Change how bridge information is used and sent to PT clients)

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#29296: Look into alternatives for distributing bridge info to clients
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 Reporter:  cohosh                           |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  project                          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                           |      Milestone:
Component:  Obfuscation/Pluggable transport  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  PT spec, design                  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #29285                           |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                   |        Sponsor:  Sponsor19
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Description changed by cohosh:

Old description:

> We might like to consider more Snowflake/meek type PT clients, and so
> we'd like to examine and change how PT clients and bridge information
> interfaces with the Tor Browser

New description:

 The traditional way of distributing bridge information is to give bridge
 IP/connection information through BridgeDB and add that information to the
 Tor Browser configuration.

 Snowflake and meek handle "bridge" information differently at the client
 side, and we might like to consider a broader application of the
 Snowflake/broker style of distributing bridges. To do so, we should look
 into what changes we need to make at the client side to make this
 distribution easier.

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