Ethereum Foundation releases two ETH 2.0 attack nets for hackers to attack
Editor's Note: This article comes fromCointelegraph Chinese (ID: CointelegraphChina), Author: ANDREY SHEVCHENKO, reprinted with authorization by Odaily.
Editor's Note: This article comes from
Cointelegraph Chinese (ID: CointelegraphChina)
Cointelegraph Chinese (ID: CointelegraphChina)
, Author: ANDREY SHEVCHENKO, reprinted with authorization by Odaily.
The Ethereum Foundation has released a public "attack net" for Ethereum 2.0 based on the existing stable client.
These networks are intended to provide a sandbox environment for security researchers where they can attempt to disrupt Ethereum 2.0's network by exploiting potential issues in the client. Currently, there are two "beta-0" attack nets based on the Lighthouse and Prysm clients, built by Sigma Prime and Prysmatic Labs respectively.
Deposits are also not enabled, meaning hackers will need to "attempt non-validator-based attacks."
The attacker's goal is to "prevent determination for 16 consecutive epochs" on a single network "by any means necessary". This means that exploiting the vulnerability would require rendering the Ethereum 2.0 network unusable and insecure for at least 102 minutes (1 hour and 42 minutes).
Each epoch consists of 32 slots in which blocks can be proposed. Each slot lasts 12 seconds, roughly equivalent to the block time under optimal conditions. At the end of each phase, validators are regrouped to maintain the security of the network.
Individual hackers and selected organizations who successfully compromise the network in this way will receive a $5,000 bounty. Each network has its own bounty, although a single entity can only get one.
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Ethereum 2.0 continues to progress
Phase 0 of Ethereum 2.0 has progressed in recent months, with the team recently releasing a new multi-client testnet called Altona on the updated 0.12.1 specification. The testnet is expected to be the last "devnet" run primarily by developers, rather than a full-fledged public-facing testnet.
