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Re: [tor-bugs] #21534 [Core Tor/Tor]: "Client asked me to extend back to the previous hop" in small networks

#21534: "Client asked me to extend back to the previous hop" in small networks
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 Reporter:  teor                                 |          Owner:  dgoulet
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  accepted
 Priority:  Very High                            |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.2.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  regression?, guard-selection,        |  Actual Points:
  dirauth                                        |
Parent ID:  #21573                               |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by teor):

 Authorities don't consider any nodes a guard, because they (effectively)
 set UseEntryGuards 0.
 That's deliberate, so they can bootstrap in a network with no Guards.

 They use a first hop on multi-hop circuits, but as you say, it's not
 required to have the Guard flag.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21534#comment:11>
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