Because the VRF output is private until revealed, an attacker cannot pre-emptively target the validator who will produce a given block; this is what makes Ouroboros resistant to adaptive-corruption attacks.
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- OuroborosThe family of proof-of-stake consensus protocols that power Cardano, designed with formal security proofs against the known attack catalogue against PoS chains. Mainnet runs Ouroboros Praos today.Begriff ansehen
- Slot LeaderThe stake pool selected by Ouroboros to produce a block in a given time slot.Begriff ansehen
- KESKey Evolving Signatures. Block-signing keys that move forward in time to limit the damage of a key compromise.Begriff ansehen