We can lower the value of max_accepted_htlcs to prevent flooding of a node with HTLCs.
Also the bad actor will have to keep opening new channels to make others lose money. And opening channels incurs an on-chain fee. So the bad actor has no monetary gain out of it, it actually costs them sats too.
max_accepted_htlcsto prevent flooding of a node with HTLCs. Also the bad actor will have to keep opening new channels to make others lose money. And opening channels incurs an on-chain fee. So the bad actor has no monetary gain out of it, it actually costs them sats too.