Security • Estimated 60m

Eclipse Attacks

security.eclipse-attacks

Eclipse attacks isolate a node from honest peers to manipulate its view of the network. Mitigation requires peer diversity, routing hygiene, and robust eviction policy.

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Curated resources (3)

• Bitcoin Optech Topic: Eclipse Attacks (article) Attack mechanics and mitigation guidance.
• BTC Transcripts: eclipse-attacks (article) Operational lessons from node operators and researchers.
• Bitcoin Developer Guide: P2P Network (article) Baseline peer-to-peer behavior needed to reason about eclipse vectors.

Direct prerequisites (2)

• Network Privacy (Tor)
• Peer Discovery and Addrman

Direct dependents (1)

• Adversarial Thinking

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