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authorIan Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>2022-10-31 14:23:18 +0000
committerIan Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>2022-10-31 14:24:23 +0000
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dir-spec: Expect authority.z to always be available
And discuss the places where it is used.
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@@ -4067,8 +4067,7 @@ B. General-use HTTP URLs
http://<hostname>/tor/keys/all.z
- The key certificate for this server (if it is an authority) should be
- available at:
+ The key certificate for this server should be available at:
http://<hostname>/tor/keys/authority.z
@@ -4125,10 +4124,10 @@ B. General-use HTTP URLs
http://<hostname>/tor/server/authority.z
- [Nothing in the Tor protocol uses this resource yet, but it is useful
- for debugging purposes. Also, the official Tor implementations
- (starting at 0.1.1.x) use this resource to test whether a server's
- own DirPort is reachable.]
+ This is used for authorities, and also if a server is configured
+ as a bridge. The official Tor implementations (starting at
+ 0.1.1.x) use this resource to test whether a server's own DirPort
+ is reachable. It is also useful for debugging purposes.
A concatenated set of the most recent descriptors for all known servers
should be available at: