In connection with Ripple's decentralization strategy, the example
validators.txt file is being updated, and the [validators] field,
which contained a static list of trusted validators, is being
replaced with two new fields:
- The [validator_list_keys] field which contains the keys that can be
used to sign its recommended validator list.
- The [validator_list_sites] field which specifies the URLs where
dynamic validator list can be found.
The initial configuration links to Ripple's default validator list,
which is located at https://vl.ripple.com.
To read more about Ripple's decentralization strategy, please visit
the Ripple Dev Blog:
https://ripple.com/dev-blog/decentralization-strategy-update/
Validator lists from configured remote sites are fetched at a regular
interval. Fetched lists are expected to be in JSON format and contain the
following fields:
* "manifest": Base64-encoded serialization of a manifest containing the
validator publisher's master and signing public keys.
* "blob": Base64-encoded JSON string containing a "sequence",
"expiration" and "validators" field. "expiration" contains the Ripple
timestamp (seconds since January 1st, 2000 (00:00 UTC)) for when the
list expires. "validators" contains an array of objects with a
"validation_public_key" field.
* "signature": Hex-encoded signature of the blob using the publisher's
signing key.
* "version": 1
* "refreshInterval" (optional)
Instead of specifying a static list of trusted validators in the config
or validators file, the configuration can now include trusted validator
list publisher keys.
The trusted validator list and quorum are now reset each consensus
round using the latest validator lists and the list of recent
validations seen. The minimum validation quorum is now only
configurable via the command line.
* Load specified [validators_file] relative to config dir
* Add default [validators_file] to rippled-example.cfg
* Remove [validators] and [validation_quorum] from rippled-example.cfg
* Add [validation_quorum] to validators-example.txt
* Allow validators.txt to be a symlink
* Throw for invalid [validators_file] instead of logging
* Trust own master public key from configured manifest
* Do not load untrusted manifests from database
Trusted validators are loaded from [validators] and [validator_keys]
sections from both rippled.cfg and validators.txt
Quorum is loaded from [validation_quorum] section in validators.txt
only if it is not configured in rippled.cfg
