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CHANGELOG_PENDING.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 - Go API
   - [p2p] \#9625 Remove unused p2p/trust package (@cmwaters)
+  - [light] \#9420 Default trust level has been modified to a more secure value of 2/3 (@cmwaters)
 
 - Blockchain Protocol
 

light/verifier.go

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 // between the trusted and untrusted validator set. Guarantees at least 1/3 honest validators signed.
 //
 // Trust level must at minimum be greater than 1/3 and less than or equal to 1. Assuming that
-// 1/3 or less of the validator set are byzantine (Tendermint's standard security gaurantee), this equates
+// 1/3 or less of the validator set are byzantine (Tendermint's standard security guarantee), this equates
 // to at least 1 honest node that we can trust in the untrusted signer set.
 //
 // Practically speaking, a trust level greater than 2/3 does not provide signifcantly greater
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ var DefaultTrustLevel = tmmath.Fraction{Numerator: 2, Denominator: 3}
 //
 //		a) trustedHeader can still be trusted (if not, ErrOldHeaderExpired is returned)
 //		b) untrustedHeader is valid (if not, ErrInvalidHeader is returned)
-//		c) trustLevel ([1/3, 1]) of trustedHeaderVals (or trustedHeaderNextVals)
+//		c) trustLevel ([1/3, 2/3]) of trustedHeaderVals (or trustedHeaderNextVals)
 //	 signed correctly (if not, ErrNewValSetCantBeTrusted is returned)
 //		d) more than 2/3 of untrustedVals have signed h2
 //	   (otherwise, ErrInvalidHeader is returned)
-//	 e) headers are non-adjacent.
+//	    e) headers are non-adjacent.
 //
 // maxClockDrift defines how much untrustedHeader.Time can drift into the
 // future.