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Byzantine Environment Resilience

Definition

Byzantine environment resilience refers to a system’s ability to operate correctly despite the presence of malicious or faulty components. This characteristic is crucial for decentralized networks, where some nodes might act maliciously or fail unpredictably without compromising the overall system’s integrity. It ensures that a blockchain or distributed ledger can maintain consensus and process transactions accurately, even when faced with significant internal challenges. The design incorporates specific fault-tolerance mechanisms to achieve this robust operational stability.