ASBK is a recent blockchain protocol tackling data availability attacks against light nodes; it employs twodimensional Reed-Solomon codes to encode the list of transactions and a random sampling phase where adversaries are forced to reveal information. In its original formulation, only codes with rate 1/4 are considered, and a theoretical analysis requiring computationally demanding formulas is provided. This makes ASBK difficult to optimize in situations of practical interest. In this paper, we introduce a much simpler model for such a protocol, which additionally supports the use of codes with arbitrary rate. This makes blockchains implementing ASBK much easier to design and optimize. Furthermore, disposing of a clearer view of the protocol, some general features and considerations can be derived. As a concrete application, we consider relevant blockchain parameters and find network settings that minimize the amount of data downloaded by light nodes. Our results show that the protocol benefits from the use of codes defined over large finite fields, with code rates that may be even significantly different from the originally proposed one.

Optimization of a Reed-Solomon code-based protocol against blockchain data availability attacks / Santini, Paolo; Rafaiani, Giulia; Battaglioni, Massimo; Chiaraluce, Franco; Baldi, Marco. - ELETTRONICO. - (2022). (Intervento presentato al convegno IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2022 tenutosi a Seul, Corea del Sud (misto virtuale) nel 16-20 Mag. 2022) [10.1109/ICCWorkshops53468.2022.9814692].

Optimization of a Reed-Solomon code-based protocol against blockchain data availability attacks

Paolo Santini
;
Giulia Rafaiani
;
Massimo Battaglioni
;
Franco Chiaraluce;Marco Baldi
2022-01-01

Abstract

ASBK is a recent blockchain protocol tackling data availability attacks against light nodes; it employs twodimensional Reed-Solomon codes to encode the list of transactions and a random sampling phase where adversaries are forced to reveal information. In its original formulation, only codes with rate 1/4 are considered, and a theoretical analysis requiring computationally demanding formulas is provided. This makes ASBK difficult to optimize in situations of practical interest. In this paper, we introduce a much simpler model for such a protocol, which additionally supports the use of codes with arbitrary rate. This makes blockchains implementing ASBK much easier to design and optimize. Furthermore, disposing of a clearer view of the protocol, some general features and considerations can be derived. As a concrete application, we consider relevant blockchain parameters and find network settings that minimize the amount of data downloaded by light nodes. Our results show that the protocol benefits from the use of codes defined over large finite fields, with code rates that may be even significantly different from the originally proposed one.
2022
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