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VRF

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What is VRF?

VRF stands for Verifiable Random Function. It's a cryptographic primitive that produces a public proof that its output was generated correctly. This proof allows anyone to verify the output's integrity and that the generator was actually the intended party. VRFs are commonly used in decentralized systems, such as blockchains, to provide unbiased and unpredictable randomness for tasks like leader election, lottery systems, and selecting validators, while ensuring that the randomness cannot be manipulated.

What other technologies are related to VRF?

VRF Complementary Technologies

BGP is used to propagate routing information between VRFs, especially in service provider environments. VRF-Lite often uses BGP to exchange routes between customer sites.
mentioned alongside VRF in 5% (4.7k) of relevant job posts
MPLS VPNs are commonly used to provide the underlying transport infrastructure for VRFs in service provider networks. MPLS provides label switching and traffic engineering capabilities that complement VRF functionality.
mentioned alongside VRF in 6% (3k) of relevant job posts

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