[tor-commits] [torspec/master] prop224: We only use upgraded relays for rendezvous points.

[nickm at torproject.org]

commit 49f9be98a520320a52f69712b1c5e48cade47570
Author: George Kadianakis <desnacked at riseup.net>
Date:   Wed Sep 6 19:54:29 2017 +0300

    prop224: We only use upgraded relays for rendezvous points.
---
 proposals/224-rend-spec-ng.txt | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/proposals/224-rend-spec-ng.txt b/proposals/224-rend-spec-ng.txt
index 8ee5cdd..ba057bd 100644
--- a/proposals/224-rend-spec-ng.txt
+++ b/proposals/224-rend-spec-ng.txt
@@ -1888,6 +1888,11 @@ Table of contents:
    this length with random bytes, to make them difficult to distinguish from
    older protocols at the rendezvous point.
 
+   Relays older than 0.2.9.1 should not be used for rendezvous points by next
+   generation onion services because they enforce too-strict legth checks to
+   rendezvous cells. Hence the "HSRend" protocol from proposal#264 should be
+   used to select relays for rendezvous points.
+
 5. Encrypting data between client and host
 
    A successfully completed handshake, as embedded in the