Re: [tor-dev] Proposal 338: Use an 8-byte handshake in NETINFO cells

2022-03-14 Thread Nick Mathewson
On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 3:18 PM Jim Newsome wrote: > On 3/14/22 11:44, Nick Mathewson wrote: > > > > > Currently Tor relays use a 4-byte timestamp (in seconds since the Unix > > epoch) in their NETINFO cells. Notoriously, such a timestamp will > > overflow on 19 January 2038. > > > > Let's

[tor-dev] Proposal 338: Use an 8-byte handshake in NETINFO cells

2022-03-14 Thread Nick Mathewson
``` Filename: 338-netinfo-y2038.md Title: Use an 8-byte timestamp in NETINFO cells Author: Nick Mathewson Created: 2022-03-14 Status: Open ``` # Introduction Currently Tor relays use a 4-byte timestamp (in seconds since the Unix epoch) in their NETINFO cells. Notoriously, such a timestamp will o