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Re: [tor-bugs] #30642 [Core Tor/Tor]: Add an ed25519-identity file to the data directory
#30642: Add an ed25519-identity file to the data directory
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Reporter: teor | Owner: neel
Type: enhancement | Status: needs_review
Priority: Medium | Milestone: Tor: 0.4.4.x-final
Component: Core Tor/Tor | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: tor-relay easy | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points: 1
Reviewer: dgoulet | Sponsor:
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Changes (by dgoulet):
* cc: nickm (added)
Comment:
Ok so this looks great. Works great.
The only thing I worry is the filename actually. `ed25519-identity` super
sounds like a "secret key" to me as in the private portion...
Here are my proposals, not sure what is the best but I also don't want to
bikeshed this so no strong opinion but this file should really just denote
the concept of "public" and `ed25519` terminology is _very_ technical and
probably wont say much to relay operators in general.
What if we append the ed25519 base64 pubkey to the `fingerprint` file. I
worry that there will be confusion on "what line should I send you?" when
someone is asking for a fingerprint. But, also any line should be fine to
find the relay, maybe that doesn't matter. And I forsee rare occasion
someone will ask "Oh give me the RSA fingerprint"...
Creating a second file here, I worry much about confusion and something
that seems not related to a "relay fingerprint". Because in the end, that
is just `ed25519_master_id_public_key` file in base64.
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