[tor-bugs] #8163 [Core Tor/Tor]: It is no longer deterministic which Sybils we omit

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#8163: It is no longer deterministic which Sybils we omit
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 Reporter:  arma                                 |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.2.4.10-alpha
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-dirauth sybil voting needs-spec  |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by arma):

 So, I think an evil person could manipulate which dir auths it responds
 to, to get a 2x increase in Sybils per IP address. But I think it's capped
 at 2x, because we demand a majority of Running votes from each dir auth to
 put you in the consensus.

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