<p>When we implement Raft for a decentralised public ledger a single node can easily take over the control of a full cluster by spinning thousands of nodes and making them to elect the malicious node as a leader. What is the name of this attack in security terms?</p>

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2018-05-15T10:14:21.977Z
Are you referring to a [Sybil attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_attack)?
Mike D
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2018-05-15T11:25:41.940Z
I was not sure, thats why asked for the name describing the scenario. In sybil attack, a single node forge identities to appear as multiple node. But here a single node is spinning lot of nodes. Is it different or the same?
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What is the name of the attack where a single node spin thousands of node and take control of the cluster?
Minisha
# What is the name of the attack where a single node spin thousands of node and take control of the cluster?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-15)

When we implement Raft for a decentralised public ledger a single node can easily take over the control of a full cluster by spinning thousands of nodes and making them to elect the malicious node as a leader. What is the name of this attack in security terms?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Are you referring to a [Sybil attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_attack)?  
> **username_0**: I was not sure, thats why asked for the name describing the scenario. In sybil attack, a single node forge identities to appear as multiple node. But here a single node is spinning lot of nodes. Is it different or the same?  

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