From 40ab832c4e61bfddd26915e6208137b43329ae86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Roger Dingledine Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 15:59:00 -0400 Subject: BridgePassword was never for debugging It is for the not-yet-implemented bridge community design. --- doc/tor.1.txt | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/tor.1.txt') diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 160feb0281..25a440d1bb 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -1297,8 +1297,11 @@ DIRECTORY AUTHORITY SERVER OPTIONS **BridgePassword** __Password__:: If set, contains an HTTP authenticator that tells a bridge authority to - serve all requested bridge information. Used for debugging. (Default: - not set.) + serve all requested bridge information. Used by the (only partially + implemented) "bridge community" design, where a community of bridge + relay operators all use an alternate bridge directory authority, + and their target user audience can periodically fetch the list of + available community bridges to stay up-to-date. (Default: not set.) **V3AuthVotingInterval** __N__ **minutes**|**hours**:: V3 authoritative directories only. Configures the server's preferred voting -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf