@NickSzabo4 Unless specially protected with integrity protocols (e.g. https://) of course; then underneath can only delay & deny service.
Reminder: protocols on Internet can be manipulated (and thus attacked) from underneath. https://twitter.com/konklone/status/667378284414574592 …
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@NickSzabo4 But even delays and denials of service can mess with the integrity of some protocols (e.g. blockchains). -
@NickSzabo4 unless they are a super powerful like the permissionless block chain of Bitcoin. -
@MyTsonictsunami No. Bitcoin is also vulnerable to this. -
@NickSzabo4 damn, I stand corrected.Any remedy? -
@MyTsonictsunami Need more variety and redundancy in random gossip "broadcast" protocol, which may mean _smaller_ block sizes. -
@MyTsonictsunami OTOH reducing variety and redundancy by increasing the blocksize makes Bitcoin more vulnerable to this kind of attack. -
@NickSzabo4 are side chains a possible answer? - 4 more replies
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