Nice walkthrough of the whitebind permissions model. The way Bitcoin Core layers network security with these granular flags is underrated compared to blanket allow/deny approaches. The forcerelay flag is particularly intresting since it essentially lets trusted peers bypass standardness checks, which makes sense for large miners or trusted node operators but is definitley a footgun if missconfigured.
Nice walkthrough of the whitebind permissions model. The way Bitcoin Core layers network security with these granular flags is underrated compared to blanket allow/deny approaches. The forcerelay flag is particularly intresting since it essentially lets trusted peers bypass standardness checks, which makes sense for large miners or trusted node operators but is definitley a footgun if missconfigured.
Glad you appreciated it!
Yep, any operator should be 100% sure when whitelisting a peer!