Consensus Safety refers to the property of a distributed ledger system that ensures all honest network participants agree on the same sequence of transactions, even in the presence of malicious actors. This attribute guarantees that once a transaction is recorded, it will not be reversed or altered. It is a fundamental security requirement for the integrity and reliability of blockchain networks. Maintaining this property prevents forks and double-spending.
Context
Discussions concerning Consensus Safety are central to the design and upgrade of blockchain protocols, especially with transitions to new consensus mechanisms like Proof of Stake. A key debate involves balancing safety guarantees with performance and decentralization requirements. Ongoing research aims to enhance the robustness of consensus algorithms against various attack vectors and network partitions.
A novel aBFT protocol bypasses costly explicit certification using an uncertified DAG, delivering sub-second finality essential for global-scale decentralized systems.
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