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 ===== Byzantine Generals Problem ===== ===== Byzantine Generals Problem =====
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-**Byzantine Generals Problem** is a reliable computer system must be able to cope with the failure of one or more +**Byzantine Generals Problem** is when a reliable computer system must be able to cope with the failure of one or more of its components ​(i.e., [[dido:​public:​ra:​xapend:​xapend.a_glossary:​b:​byzantine_fault]].) ​A failed component may exhibit a type of behavior that is often overlooked -- namely, sending conflicting information to different parts of the system. The problem of coping with this type of failure is expressed abstractly as the Byzantine Generals Problem. ((
-of its components. A failed component may exhibit a type of behavior that is often overlooked--namely,​ sending conflicting information to different parts of the system. The problem of coping with this type of failure is expressed abstractly as the Byzantine Generals Problem. ((+
 The Byzantine Generals Problem",​ Leslie Lamport, Robert Shostak, and Marshal Pesse, SRI International,​ July 1983, The Byzantine Generals Problem",​ Leslie Lamport, Robert Shostak, and Marshal Pesse, SRI International,​ July 1983,
 [[https://​www.microsoft.com/​en-us/​research/​uploads/​prod/​2016/​12/​The-Byzantine-Generals-Problem.pdf | Byzantine Generals Problem ]] [[https://​www.microsoft.com/​en-us/​research/​uploads/​prod/​2016/​12/​The-Byzantine-Generals-Problem.pdf | Byzantine Generals Problem ]]
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