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Consolidate CT log logic in the publisher

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Description

Currently we have the CT group/sharding etc logic split across the RA, the ctpolicy package, and the publisher. This has no real benefit and makes understanding the logic rather complicated as you have to jump around a number of different components and understand the RPC boundaries that requires.

Instead we should just consolidate all of the logic into the publisher, which makes sense as it's always been intended as the centralized authority for CT stuff.

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Research direction

Map the CT group and sharding logic across the RA, the ctpolicy package, and the publisher, including the RPC boundaries between them. Done means the CT logic is consolidated in the publisher and the redundant cross-component split is removed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
backend, security
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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