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Great Consensus Cleanup Revival

Great Consensus Cleanup Revival

Original Postby ajtowns

Posted on: November 30, 2024 09:28 UTC

The discussed topic revolves around the concern regarding fields in software where users have a wide range of input values, yet face constraints only 0.05% of the time.

This rarity in constraint application can lead to oversight, potentially resulting in financial implications for users. The point is raised within the context of evaluating a proposed solution against an original fix related to what is termed as the 'timewarp' issue. It is acknowledged that while the critique might also apply to the original solution, the scenarios under discussion—those being highly costly attacks—represent situations with practically zero probability of occurring. This highlights the challenge in balancing flexibility in user inputs with the need to impose restrictions for rare but significant cases, and the difficulty in addressing exceedingly uncommon yet impactful events within software design and security measures.