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Move (nonwritten) discussion of path selection

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Nick Mathewson 20 years ago
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@@ -662,7 +662,6 @@ $K_2 = g^{x_2 y_2}$.
 To extend the circuit to a third node or beyond, Alice
 To extend the circuit to a third node or beyond, Alice
 proceeds as above, always telling the last node in the circuit to
 proceeds as above, always telling the last node in the circuit to
 extend one hop further.
 extend one hop further.
-% XXX Briefly mention path selection and path length.
 
 
 This circuit-level handshake protocol achieves unilateral entity
 This circuit-level handshake protocol achieves unilateral entity
 authentication (Alice knows she's handshaking with the OR, but
 authentication (Alice knows she's handshaking with the OR, but
@@ -1707,6 +1706,10 @@ too-frequent updates the directory servers are overloaded.
 
 
 %[XXX Choosing paths and path lengths: I'm not writing this bit till
 %[XXX Choosing paths and path lengths: I'm not writing this bit till
 %  Arma's pathselection stuff is in. -NM]
 %  Arma's pathselection stuff is in. -NM]
+%Alice always chooses her path to contain at least
+%three nodes unrelated to herself and her destination, choosing the
+%number of nodes beyond the third from a geometric distribution;
+%explain why. -NM
 
 
 %%%% Roger said that he'd put a path selection paragraph into section
 %%%% Roger said that he'd put a path selection paragraph into section
 %%%% 4 that would replace this.
 %%%% 4 that would replace this.