What are Byzantine servers, and how do they pose a threat to the security of storage systems?
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
by EITCA Academy
Byzantine servers are a concept derived from the Byzantine Generals Problem, which illustrates the challenges of achieving consensus in distributed computing systems where components may fail and there is imperfect information. In the context of storage systems, Byzantine servers represent storage nodes that may exhibit arbitrary or malicious behavior, including sending conflicting information to different