edited for clarity and succinctness in PoS consensus algorithm #13130
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WalkthroughThe documentation update for consensus mechanisms in proof-of-stake systems adds detailed descriptions of various malicious activities beyond 51% attacks. It explains how these attacks are mitigated, highlighting the economic security advantages of proof-of-stake compared to proof-of-work. Changes
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public/content/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pos/index.md (5)
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27-27: Insert a period after "etc" for correct punctuation in American English.- ...](https://web3py.readthedocs.io/en/v5/) etc but under the hood the user is making a... + ...](https://web3py.readthedocs.io/en/v5/) etc. but under the hood the user is making a...Tools
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Context: ...d pools to do the same. They could also decide to forcibly remove the attacker from the network and destroy their stak...
[typographical] ~56-~56: Do not use a colon (:) before a series that is introduced by a preposition (‘as’). Remove the colon or add a noun or a noun phrase after the preposition. (RP_COLON)
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28-28: Add commas before 'and' in compound sentences for better readability.- ...has enough ETH to fulfill the transaction and they have signed it with the correct key. + ...has enough ETH to fulfill the transaction, and they have signed it with the correct key. - ...kpoints occur at the start of each epoch and they exist to account for the fact that... + ...kpoints occur at the start of each epoch, and they exist to account for the fact that...Also applies to: 32-32
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[style] ~54-~54: Style-wise, it’s not ideal to insert an adverb (‘forcibly’) in the middle of an infinitive construction (‘to remove’). Try moving the adverb to avoid split infinitives. (SPLIT_INFINITIVE)
Context: ...d pools to do the same. They could also decide to forcibly remove the attacker from the network and destroy their stak...
[typographical] ~56-~56: Do not use a colon (:) before a series that is introduced by a preposition (‘as’). Remove the colon or add a noun or a noun phrase after the preposition. (RP_COLON)
Context: ...her types of malicious activities, such as: - long-range attacks (although the fina...Markdownlint
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29-29: Consider inserting commas for improved readability.- ...n other nodes hear about the transaction they add it to their local mempool too. + ...n other nodes hear about the transaction, they add it to their local mempool too. - ...etwork. They pass it to their execution client where the transactions are re-executed... + ...etwork. They pass it to their execution client, where the transactions are re-executed...Also applies to: 31-31
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[style] ~54-~54: Style-wise, it’s not ideal to insert an adverb (‘forcibly’) in the middle of an infinitive construction (‘to remove’). Try moving the adverb to avoid split infinitives. (SPLIT_INFINITIVE)
Context: ...d pools to do the same. They could also decide to forcibly remove the attacker from the network and destroy their stak...
[typographical] ~56-~56: Do not use a colon (:) before a series that is introduced by a preposition (‘as’). Remove the colon or add a noun or a noun phrase after the preposition. (RP_COLON)
Context: ...her types of malicious activities, such as: - long-range attacks (although the fina...Markdownlint
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80-80: Use a hyphen in compound adjectives modifying nouns.- ...s securing the network - because of the low energy requirement less ETH issuance is required... + ...s securing the network - because of the low-energy requirement, less ETH issuance is required...Tools
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[style] ~54-~54: Style-wise, it’s not ideal to insert an adverb (‘forcibly’) in the middle of an infinitive construction (‘to remove’). Try moving the adverb to avoid split infinitives. (SPLIT_INFINITIVE)
Context: ...d pools to do the same. They could also decide to forcibly remove the attacker from the network and destroy their stak...
[typographical] ~56-~56: Do not use a colon (:) before a series that is introduced by a preposition (‘as’). Remove the colon or add a noun or a noun phrase after the preposition. (RP_COLON)
Context: ...her types of malicious activities, such as: - long-range attacks (although the fina...Markdownlint
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93-93: Correct the capitalization of names.- ...Vitalik buterin explains proof-of-stake to Lex Fridman... + ...Vitalik Buterin explains proof-of-stake to Lex Fridman...Tools
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[style] ~54-~54: Style-wise, it’s not ideal to insert an adverb (‘forcibly’) in the middle of an infinitive construction (‘to remove’). Try moving the adverb to avoid split infinitives. (SPLIT_INFINITIVE)
Context: ...d pools to do the same. They could also decide to forcibly remove the attacker from the network and destroy their stak...
[typographical] ~56-~56: Do not use a colon (:) before a series that is introduced by a preposition (‘as’). Remove the colon or add a noun or a noun phrase after the preposition. (RP_COLON)
Context: ...her types of malicious activities, such as: - long-range attacks (although the fina...Markdownlint
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| Beyond 51% attacks, bad actors might also attempt other types of malicious activities, such as: | ||
| - long-range attacks (although the finality gadget neutralizes this attack vector) | ||
| - short range 'reorgs' (although proposer boosting and attestation deadlines mitigate this) | ||
| - bouncing and balancing attacks (also mitigated by proposer boosting, and these attacks have anyway only been demonstrated under idealized network conditions) | ||
| - avalanche attacks (neutralized by the fork choice algorithms rule of only considering the latest message) |
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Clarify the mitigations for the listed attacks in the PoS system.
The descriptions of the attacks are succinct and informative. However, it would enhance clarity to provide a bit more detail on how exactly these mitigations work or link to sections where these are discussed in detail.
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Context: ...her types of malicious activities, such as: - long-range attacks (although the fina...
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@minimalsm please approve these minor changes that improve readability. Thanks |
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(Sorry, can do this as well just trying to not stamp myself as last contributor) |
Co-authored-by: Paul Wackerow <[email protected]>
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