From 03f53d3035b792b7280c374010cf1c03265c0cba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Clare Laylock Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 08:48:44 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] index symbols --- ch12_mining.adoc | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ch12_mining.adoc b/ch12_mining.adoc index 029f73b2..dc881fd6 100644 --- a/ch12_mining.adoc +++ b/ch12_mining.adoc @@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ needed to force a very deep fork is immense, making old blocks very hard to change. Hashrate attacks also do not affect the security of the private keys and signing algorithms. -One attack scenario against the consensus mechanism is ((("majority attacks", id="majority-attack")))((("51% attacks", primary-sortas="fifty-one percent attacks", id="attack-51")))((("double-spend attacks", id="double-spend")))called the _majority +One attack scenario against the consensus mechanism is ((("majority attacks", id="majority-attack")))((("51% attacks", id="attack-51")))((("double-spend attacks", id="double-spend")))called the _majority attack_ or _51% attack._ In this scenario a group of miners, controlling a majority of the total network's hashing power (such as 51%), collude to attack Bitcoin. With the ability to mine the majority of the blocks, the attacking @@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ majority of the mining power. //TODO: update to not use 51% attack name (see other TODO in this //chapter) -Despite its ((("majority attacks", startref="majority-attack")))((("51% attacks", primary-sortas="fifty-one percent attacks", startref="attack-51")))((("double-spend attacks", startref="double-spend")))name, the 51% attack scenario doesn't actually require 51% +Despite its ((("majority attacks", startref="majority-attack")))((("51% attacks", startref="attack-51")))((("double-spend attacks", startref="double-spend")))name, the 51% attack scenario doesn't actually require 51% of the hashing power. In fact, such an attack can be attempted with a smaller percentage of the hashing power. The 51% threshold is simply the level at which such an attack is almost guaranteed to succeed. A