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Found the linked article http://hackingdistributed.com/2016/06/28/ethereum-soft-fork-dos-vector/ http://hackingdistributed.com/2016/06/28/ethereum-soft-fork-...
by jmount 10y ago
Found the linked article http://hackingdistributed.com/2016/06/28/ethereum-soft-fork-dos-vector/ http://hackingdistributed.com/2016/06/28/ethereum-soft-fork-... very interesting as it points out the soft fork proposal essentially introduces a 2nd kind of exception semantics into the the Ethereum protocol. This in turn could be converted into a griefing attack on miners supporting the soft fork. The system level semantics and consequences don't really seem to be under control.
- aakilfernandes 10y agoThis soft fork has been abandoned, and the discussion had moved to a hard fork.
- jmount 10y agoYes I know the soft fork proposal is off the table. I just thought it interesting it got so far, given it would introduce additional flaws.