Byzantine Generals’ Problem

The Byzantine Generals’ Problem refers to a computational concept in which all parties or components within a system must unanimously agree on a consensus-driven strategy to prevent complete network failure. Failure may occur when one or more nodes or architectural components in the network are untrustworthy. A network that successfully resolves the Byzantine Generals’ Problem exhibits Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT). Most commonly employed blockchain consensus mechanisms demonstrate Byzantine Fault Tolerance.