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> The reports are evaluated by the network. The network which was just shown to be 51% malicious actors? And how is it evaluated? What if the slasher is dishon
by spywaregorilla 4y ago
> The reports are evaluated by the network.
The network which was just shown to be 51% malicious actors? And how is it evaluated? What if the slasher is dishonest? What if it sends trillions of fake requests?
- drdeca 4y agoEvaluated in the same way that “does this address have enough to send to this much to this other address” is evaluated? If it isn’t valid, then a block containing it isn’t valid, and this is a thing which any client can automatically check. What happens if you try to send trillions of invalid transactions in any sensible chain?
- spywaregorilla 4y agoNormally there's a fee to try and send such things to prevent such behavior. I haven't seen anything suggesting thats the case for slasher reports. The thing here is that the validators don't need to be honest when responding to a slasher report.
- drdeca 4y agoDo you mean by claiming that the block containing it is invalid when it is valid, or visa versa? Or something else? Also, how can there be a fee to trying to send an invalid transaction? Such a fee would have to be sent as part of a transaction, yes? Isn’t it just that someone spamming the network gets dropped from the gossip protocol stuff?
- Zamicol 4y agoTo whatever node your client is talking to, the invalid transactions should not be relayed. This is more of a DDOS situation than anything novelly technical. Like all computer systems, DDOS is a technical challenge that requires careful consideration.
- rekoil 4y ago51% is possible, but if it happens someone has wasted (at current valuations) ~$15B gaining a majority stake in a network they are torpedoing. It would be pretty dumb to do something like that to your own investment.
- vntok 4y agoSo Elon Musk alone could do it on a whim, for the lolz?