Protocol Trust Assumptions

Protocol Trust Assumptions are the set of conditions that must be true for a protocol to operate securely and correctly. These include assumptions about the honesty of participants, the reliability of network channels, and the robustness of the underlying cryptographic primitives.

In multi-party systems, explicitly defining these assumptions is critical for risk assessment, as it dictates the threat model the protocol is designed to withstand. If these assumptions are violated, such as a collusion of malicious nodes exceeding the threshold, the protocol's security guarantees may fail.

Understanding these bounds is essential for both developers and users.