Avoid tracking observed addresses for ephemeral source ports
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Description
We should check to see if we're actually *listening* on the local multiaddr when tracking observed addresses on outbound connections. If we're choosing random source ports (e.g., we've disabled reuseport), we should't bother tracking the observed address as it's likely useless.
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Research direction
Locate the outbound-connection code that tracks observed addresses and inspect how it determines whether the local multiaddr is being listened on. Verify behavior for random source ports, including when reuseport is disabled; done means ephemeral outbound addresses are not tracked while listening addresses remain tracked.
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- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100