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@@ -255,17 +255,19 @@ list of intro points etc. The plaintext has the following format:
"pow-params" SP scheme SP seed-b64 SP suggested-effort
SP expiration-time NL
- [At most once per "scheme"]
-
If present, this line provides parameters for an optional proof-of-work
client puzzle. A client that supports an offered scheme can include a
corresponding solution in its introduction request to improve priority
in the service's processing queue.
Only scheme `v1` is currently defined.
- Unknown schemes found in a descriptor should be ignored by clients.
- Other schemes may have a different format (in the parts of the
- Item after the "scheme"; this could even include an Object).
+ It may appear only once.
+
+ Unknown schemes found in a descriptor must be completely ignored:
+ future schemes might have a different format (in the parts of the
+ Item after the "scheme"; this could even include an Object); and
+ future schemes might allow repetition, and might appear in any order.
+
Introduced in tor-0.4.8.1-alpha.
scheme: The PoW system used. We call the one specified here "v1".