Give a formal name to shared_random_value

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Ian Jackson 2023-01-17 13:32:02 +00:00 committed by David Goulet
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NumReveals ::= An integer greater or equal to 0.
Value ::= Base64-encoded-data
The shared random value that was generated during the second-to-last
The shared_random_value that was generated during the second-to-last
shared randomness protocol run. For example, if this document was
created on the 5th of November, this field carries the shared random
value generated during the protocol run of the 3rd of November.
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NumReveals ::= An integer greater or equal to 0.
Value ::= Base64-encoded-data
The shared random value that was generated during the latest shared
The shared_random_value that was generated during the latest shared
randomness protocol run. For example, if this document was created on
the 5th of November, this field carries the shared random value
generated during the protocol run of the 4th of November

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* the daily subcredential,
* the hidden service directories' public keys,
* a shared random value that changes in each time period,
shared_random_value.
* a set of network-wide networkstatus consensus parameters.
(Consensus parameters are integer values voted on by authorities
and published in the consensus documents, described in

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2.1. Ten thousand feet view of the protocol
Our commit-and-reveal protocol aims to produce a fresh shared random value
every day at 00:00UTC. The final fresh random value is embedded in the
consensus document at that time.
(denoted shared_random_value here and elsewhere) every day at 00:00UTC. The
final fresh random value is embedded in the consensus document at that
time.
Our protocol has two phases and uses the hourly voting procedure of Tor.
Each phase lasts 12 hours, which means that 12 voting rounds happen in