The Ethereum Network has received EIP-7983, a proposal to improve defense against denial of service (DOS) attacks and increase overall stability of the platform.
The proposed update, promoted by Ethereum researcher Toni Waalstahter and co-founder Vitak Butarin, is seeking to establish gas use restrictions. This measure is intended to prevent the confusion caused by resource-rich transactions.
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An important aspect of the proposal is the introduction of CAP on gas usage per transaction, with the maximum threshold being set at 16.77 million gas units (2^24).
The developers argued that this gas limit is a balanced solution. It enables advanced transactions, such as developing contracts and promoting sophisticated defi interactions. At the same time, it ensures predictability and fairness of execution.
“As part of pre-processing block verification, blocks with >16.77 million transactions with GasLimit will be considered invalid and rejected,” EIP said.
Importantly, this limit applies to all transactions, regardless of the block gas limit determined by the miner or verification device. Any transaction attempting to exceed this threshold is rejected and an error code is triggered.
However, EIP-7983 also suggests a mechanism for splitting larger transactions into smaller, more manageable units. This approach significantly reduces the risk that a single transaction will overwhelm the network.
According to the developers, the motivation behind the proposal stems from the current pattern where a single transaction can consume the entire block gas limit.
Such scenarios pose serious risks, such as the possibility of a DOS attack and poor compatibility with Zero Knowledge Virtual Machines (ZKVMS). It also contributes to uneven load distribution during execution.
Researchers emphasize that gas-intensive transactions can introduce unpredictable performance outcomes and burden execution threads, resulting in greater network instability.
Researchers believe that Ethereum can achieve better resource distribution by dividing large transactions into smaller units and imposing upper limits on the use of individual transaction gases. This approach also leads to more stable and scalable networks.
“This adjustment is expected to affect a minimum number of users and DAPP. Most transactions today are well below the proposed limit,” they said.
The update is currently under review, and developers are considering their implementation with potential technical trade-offs. When adopted, the EIP-7983 can significantly improve Ethereum’s resilience and scalability.
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