From f419748d9e40b9b7d702bfa149632542bc373b1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:44:38 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add a changes file for happy families. It's kind of long, but I think we might want to explain this stuff? Maybe we can cut it down. --- changes/happy-families | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 changes/happy-families diff --git a/changes/happy-families b/changes/happy-families new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5a56cb1b29 --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/happy-families @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ + o Major feature (happy families): + + - Clients and relays now support "happy families", a system to + simplify relay family operation and improve directory performance. + With "happy families", relays in a family shares a secret "family key", + which they use to prove their membership in the family. + Implements proposal 321; closes ticket 41009. + + Note that until enough clients are upgraded, + relay operators will still need to configure MyFamily lists. + But once clients no longer depend on those lists, + we will be able to remove them entirely, + thereby simplifying family operation, + and making microdescriptor downloads approximately 80% smaller. + + For more information, see (XXXX INSERT URL HERE). -- GitLab