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Closed (moved) Tor re-tries directory mirrors that it knows are missing microdescriptors
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  • Closed (moved) Issue created by teor

    When a microdescriptor for a relay changes, it takes a while to propagate to directory mirrors. In this time, a client can:

    1. Download a consensus that references the new microdescriptor
    2. Try a directory mirror that has an older consensus, and therefore doesn't have that microdescriptor
    3. Repeat 2

    This is a particular issue when:

    • the client first bootstraps, and the fallback or authority provides a newer consensus than any of its directory mirrors
    • the client has been asleep for a while, and its consensus has expired, so it fetches one straight away
    • only 1/3 of a client's directory guards has the new consensus

    We can fix this by:

    • making clients try the same directory mirror for their consensus and microdescriptors
    • making clients avoid directory mirrors with missing microdescriptors
    • making clients use a fallback when all of their directory mirrors don't have a microdescriptor

    This issue affects primary guards and v3 onion services.

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