Reminder: protocols on Internet can be manipulated (and thus attacked) from underneath. https://twitter.com/konklone/status/667378284414574592 …
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@NickSzabo4 Unless specially protected with integrity protocols (e.g. https://) of course; then underneath can only delay & deny service.
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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? -
@MyTsonictsunami Sidechains don't address this problem. - 3 more replies
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@NickSzabo4 by the way, you know the tweets stay linked even if you delete your username. So there's no point to leaving it in.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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