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Slashing Protection Interchange Format

EIP 3076, Slashing Protection Interchange Format. A standard format for transferring a key's signing history allows validators to easily switch between clients without the risk of signing conflicting messages.

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Authors: Michael Sproul , Sacha Saint-Leger , Danny Ryan
Date: 2020
Publisher: Michael Sproul , Sacha Saint-Leger , Danny Ryan
Version: Source cited by the 2020 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0555
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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Sproul, M., Saint-Leger, S., & Ryan, D. (2020). Slashing Protection Interchange Format. Michael Sproul , Sacha Saint-Leger , Danny Ryan. https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-3076

BibTeX

@techreport{eip30762020,
  title = {Slashing Protection Interchange Format},
  author = {Michael Sproul , Sacha Saint-Leger , Danny Ryan},
  year = {2020},
  institution = {Michael Sproul , Sacha Saint-Leger , Danny Ryan},
  url = {https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-3076},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/eip-3076}
}

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TI  - Slashing Protection Interchange Format
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AU  - Sacha Saint-Leger
AU  - Danny Ryan
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PB  - Michael Sproul , Sacha Saint-Leger , Danny Ryan
UR  - https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-3076
N1  - Rights status: Official external source only
ER  -

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