{"id":"apply-byzantine-is-outbound-only","text":"`_apply_byzantine` is applied exclusively to outgoing messages; incoming messages are never filtered through it, so a Byzantine node's internal state (prepared/committed sets) remains consistent even while it sends corrupted messages","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/05/29/byzantine-fault-tolerance-pbft-_apply_byzantine.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{},"explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"apply-byzantine-is-outbound-only","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}