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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Possible Solution To SM Attack
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On 5 November 2013 20:51, <colj@safe-mail.net> wrote:
> Possible Solution:
> If N amount of blocks built of the same previous block are received within
> a time frame of T mine on the block with the lowest hash.
>
> Logic:
> In order for Alice to pull of this attack she not only has to propagate
> her blocks first she must also ensure her blocks are of the smallest hash.
>
> Alice would now have to decrease her target to pull of this attack. Since
> she has a lower target it will take her longer to find a valid block
> negating her time advantage.
If I understand the issue properly, this seems like a pretty elegant
solution: if two blocks are broadcast within a certain period of eachother,
chose the lower target. That's a provable fair way of randomly choosing the
winning block and would seem like a pretty simply patch.
Drak
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Possible Solution:<br>If N amount of blocks built of the same previous bloc=
k are received within a time frame of T mine on the block with the lowest h=
ash.<br><br>Logic:<br>In order for Alice to pull of this attack she not onl=
y has to propagate her blocks first she must also ensure her blocks are of =
the smallest hash.<br>
<br>Alice would now have to decrease her target to pull of this attack. Sin=
ce she has a lower target it will take her longer to find a valid block neg=
ating her time advantage.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>If I understand t=
he issue properly, this seems like a pretty elegant solution: if two blocks=
are broadcast within a certain period of eachother, chose the lower target=
. That's a provable fair way of randomly choosing the winning block and=
would seem like a pretty simply patch.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Drak</div></div></div></div>
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