Byzantine Agreement Protocols

Byzantine Agreement Protocols are methods used in distributed systems to ensure all honest participants agree on a common decision or data, even if some members are faulty or malicious. Imagine a group coordinating a secret plan where some members might give false information. These protocols enable the honest members to detect discrepancies and reach consensus reliably, despite potential deception. They are vital for secure, fault-tolerant operations in blockchain, computer networks, and other decentralized systems, ensuring consistency and trustworthiness even under adversarial conditions.