what happend when a bunch of tor nodes get seperated from the larger tor network? do they just form a new smaller tor network? can they introduce new nodes or is there some kind of central bootstrapping server that would need to be recreated first?
@16af93 if my memory of [1] serves me correctly, tor relies on a few centralized directory authorities [2] that distribute information about the network
[1] https://media.ccc.de/v/gpn23-52-onion-services-design-protocol-and-implementation
[2] https://spec.torproject.org/glossary.html?highlight=directory%20authority#authorities