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Byzantine Attack Resilience

Definition

Byzantine attack resilience describes a system’s ability to continue functioning correctly even when some components fail or act maliciously. This property is crucial in distributed computing environments, including blockchain networks, where individual nodes may act unreliably or with malicious intent. A resilient system maintains consensus and data integrity despite the presence of such faulty actors, ensuring the network’s overall operational stability. It addresses the Byzantine Generals’ Problem, a classical challenge in distributed systems design.