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## Structure ## Structure
### Components
The Tendermint Light Client consists of three primary components: The Tendermint Light Client consists of three primary components:
- [Core Verification](./verification.md): verifying hashes, signatures, and validator set changes - [Core Verification](./verification.md): verifying hashes, signatures, and validator set changes
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the full node consensus protocol, though it is included here since it is the full node consensus protocol, though it is included here since it is
primarily concerned with providing security to light clients. primarily concerned with providing security to light clients.
A schematic of the core verification and fork detection components in
a Light Node are depicted below. The schematic is quite similar for other use cases.
Note fork accountability is not depicted, as it is the responsibility of the
full nodes.
![Light Client Diagram](assets/light-node-image.png).
### Synchrony
Light clients are fundamentally synchronous protocols, Light clients are fundamentally synchronous protocols,
where security is grounded ultimately in the interval during which a validator can be punished
where security is restricted by the interval during which a validator can be punished
for byzantine behaviour. We assume here that such intervals have fixed and known minima for byzantine behaviour. We assume here that such intervals have fixed and known minima
referred to commonly as a blockchain's Unbonding Period. referred to commonly as a blockchain's Unbonding Period.
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each with their own synchrony assumptions and fault model, can execute each with their own synchrony assumptions and fault model, can execute
sequentially and to completion within the given Unbonding Period. sequentially and to completion within the given Unbonding Period.
TODO: define all the synchrony parameters used in the protocol and their
relation to the Unbonding Period.

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