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adr-009: no pubkeys in beginblock

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Ethan Buchman 7 years ago
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@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ initial validator set that the application could process to determine the
initial validator set. Additionally, InitChain would benefit from getting all
the genesis information.
### Header
ABCI provides the Header in RequestBeginBlock so the application can have
important information about the latest state of the blockchain.
## Decision
@ -140,11 +144,7 @@ We continue to use the Bitcoin address scheme for secp256k1 keys.
### Validators
Change the following:
- Validator includes an optional `bytes address` field
- If the field is provided, it *MUST* correspond to the `pubkey.Address()`
Add a `bytes address` field:
```
message Validator {
@ -154,19 +154,40 @@ message Validator {
}
```
### AbsentValidators
### RequestBeginBlock and AbsentValidators
To simplify this, RequestBeginBlock will include the complete validator set,
including the address, public key, and voting power of each validator, along
including the address, and voting power of each validator, along
with a boolean for whether or not they voted:
```
message RequestBeginBlock {
bytes hash
Header header
repeated SigningValidator validators
repeated Evidence byzantine_validators
}
message SigningValidator {
Validator validator
bool signed_last_block
}
```
Note that in Validators in RequestBeginBlock, we DO NOT include public keys. Public keys are
larger than addresses and in the future, with quantum computers, will be much
larger. The overhead of passing them, especially during fast-sync, is
significant.
Additional, addresses are changing to be simpler to compute, further removing
the need to include pubkeys here.
In short, ABCI developers must be aware of both addresses and public keys.
### ResponseEndBlock
Since ResponseEndBlock includes Validator, it must now include their address.
### InitChain
Change RequestInitChain and ResponseInitChain to
@ -186,6 +207,12 @@ message ResponseInitChain {
}
```
### Header
Now that Tendermint Amino will be compatible with Proto3, the Header in ABCI
should exactly match the Tendermint header - they will then be encoded
identically in ABCI and in Tendermint Core.
## Status
Accepted.
@ -195,11 +222,15 @@ Accepted.
### Positive
- Easier for developers to build on the ABCI
- ABCI and Tendermint headers are identically serialized
### Negative
- Maintenance overhead of alternative type encoding scheme
- Performance overhead of passing all the validator info every block
- Performance overhead of passing all validator info every block (at least its
only addresses, and not also pubkeys)
- Maintenance overhead of duplicate types
### Neutral
- ABCI developers must know about validator addresses

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