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Revocation and Penalty Keys

lightning.revocation-penalty-keys

Lightning mechanism that punishes publication of outdated commitment states using revocation secrets.

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Curated resources (3)

• BOLT 03: Transactions and Channel States (article) Defines commitment and revocation key derivation semantics.
• BOLT 05: On-chain Handling (article) Penalty-path behavior when outdated states are broadcast.
• Bitcoin Core Academy: Pinning Attacks (article) Fee-pinning context that affects practical penalty enforcement.

Direct prerequisites (1)

• Lightning Commitment Transactions

Direct dependents (0)

• None

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