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@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ Intuitively using rejected events feels dangerous, however:
that allows said event. A malicious server could therefore produce a that allows said event. A malicious server could therefore produce a
fork where it claims the state is that particular set of state, duplicate the fork where it claims the state is that particular set of state, duplicate the
rejected event to point to that fork, and send the event. The rejected event to point to that fork, and send the event. The
duplicated event will pass auth. Therefore ignoring rejected events wouldn't duplicated event would then pass the auth checks. Ignoring rejected events would therefore not
reduce any potential attack vectors reduce any potential attack vectors
We specifically don't use rejected auth events in the iterative auth checks, as We specifically don't use rejected auth events in the iterative auth checks, as

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