Centaurus Reviews

Centaurus Description

A deployed cluster, referred to as a constellation, is made up of a primary server, known as the alpha, along with 5 to 19 auditor servers. These servers are operated by different organizations or business entities, each of which publicly verifies its identity through a standard Stellar ed25519 public key. Since the organizations that comprise the constellation and their public keys are unlikely to change frequently, including these public keys in client software is advantageous for enabling direct signature verification on the client side. The funds collected from clients are held in a single Stellar account, known as the vault, which is secured by an M-of-N multi-signature scheme, where N represents the total number of independent servers in the constellation, and M is defined as the majority of votes (more than 50%) plus one. To execute any withdrawal, the majority of signatures from the quorum participants is required, a process safeguarded by the Stellar ledger's integrity. Transactions such as payments and trades are confirmed instantaneously, with a finality achieved within five seconds, thus ensuring a rapid and secure financial environment. This combination of technology and governance provides a robust framework for managing assets within the constellation.