#25979: Stem, Tor LTS, broken exit policies, and maybe microdescriptor issues too ---------------------------+------------------------ Reporter: pastly | Owner: atagar Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Medium | Milestone: Component: Core Tor/Stem | Version: Severity: Normal | Resolution: Keywords: | Actual Points: Parent ID: | Points: Reviewer: | Sponsor: ---------------------------+------------------------
Comment (by atagar): Hi pastly, sorry this is such a headache. As mentioned in my [https://gitweb.torproject.org/stem.git/commit/?id=136537c last attempt to fix this] the whole 'consensus flavors' thing is a confusing pita. :( Nyx uses the Controller methods to get descriptors and I think you're right that sbws should too but I'm spotting a separate issue here so gonna go on a bit of a tangent first... Aside from Nyx I always download descriptors through [https://stem.torproject.org/tutorials/mirror_mirror_on_the_wall.html #where-can-i-get-the-current-descriptors stem.descriptor.remote]. Simpler, guaranteed fresh descriptors, and no need for a local tor instance. In your case I suspect you **do** want descriptors from the control port because you're interested less in fresh descriptors than 'what are the relays I can tell my tor instance to establish connections through'. However, without additional torrc options your descriptors will get a bit stale... https://stem.torproject.org/tutorials/mirror_mirror_on_the_wall.html#can-i -get-descriptors-from-the-tor-process If I was in your shoes I'd configure tor to download server descriptors and use that instead. It's the authoritative exit policy (microdescriptors are just a summary). That said, it certainly sounds like there's a Stem and/or Tor issue here that should be fixed too... -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25979#comment:1> Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/> The Tor Project: anonymity online
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