{
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/glossary/byzantine-agent/",
  "claimStatus": "CURRENT TECHNICAL STANDARD",
  "code": "K01-TERM-166",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "definition": "A distributed-system participant that may send arbitrary, inconsistent, or malicious information to different peers.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "name": "Byzantine Agent",
  "not": "Authentication alone does not prove that an authenticated agent is honest.",
  "plain": "A compromised member of a cooperating autonomous group.",
  "relatedTermCodes": [
    "K01-TERM-161",
    "K01-TERM-165",
    "K01-TERM-167",
    "K01-TERM-168"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "byzantine-agent",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "CURRENT TECHNICAL STANDARD",
  "topic": "autonomous-warfare-systems",
  "type": "DefinedTerm"
}