A replay attack involves the unauthorized repetition of a valid transaction on a blockchain. This can occur, for example, after a fork when a transaction on one chain is maliciously replayed on another.
Such attacks can compromise the integrity of transactions if appropriate safeguards are not in place, particularly during periods of protocol change.
Countermeasures, such as incorporating unique identifiers or using replay protection mechanisms, are essential to prevent these types of attacks.
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