# BfcOffences

### Description

The Bifrost Node tracks offences of validators and penalizes them to maintain network stability. The related implementation is defined in the `pallet_bfc_offences` module which is a central module implemented to handle offences reported through multiple modules and is responsible for counting offences and processing validator slashing.

### Extrinsics

**set\_offence\_expiration(new: `SessionIndex`)**

* interface: `api.tx.bfcOffences.setOffenceExpiration`
* summary: Sets a new offence expiration for all validators. It must be specified in sessions. The origin should be the root.

**set\_max\_offence\_count(new: `OffenceCount`)**

* interface: `api.tx.bfcOffences.setMaxOffenceCount`
* summary: Sets a new maximum offence count for all validators. The origin should be the root.

**set\_offence\_activation(is\_active: `bool`)**

* interface: `api.tx.bfcOffences.setOffenceActivation`
* summary: Sets the activation of validator offence management. The origin should be the root.

**set\_slash\_activation(is\_active: `bool`)**

* interface: `api.tx.bfcOffences.setOffenceActivation`
* summary: Sets the activation of validator slashing. The origin should be the root.

### Storage Values

**ValidatorOffences(`AccountId`): `Option<ValidatorOffenceInfo<BalanceOf>>`**

* interface: `api.query.bfcOffences.validatorOffences`
* summary: The current offence state of a specific validator.

**OffenceExpirationInSessions(): `SessionIndex`**

* interface: `api.query.bfcOffences.offenceExpirationInSessions`
* summary: The current offence expiration in sessions.

**MaximumOffenceCount(): `OffenceCount`**

* interface: `api.query.bfcOffences.maximumOffenceCount`
* summary: The current maximum offence count for all validators.

**IsOffenceActive(): `bool`**

* interface: `api.query.bfcOffences.isOffenceActive`
* summary: The current activation of validator offence management.

**IsSlashActive(): `bool`**

* interface: `api.query.bfcOffences.isSlashActive`
* summary: The current activation of validator slashing.

###

### Constants

**DefaultOffenceExpirationInSessions: `SessionIndex`**

* interface: `api.consts.bfcOffences.defaultOffenceExpirationInSessions`
* summary: The default offence expiration in sessions.

**DefaultMaximumOffenceCount: `OffenceCount`**

* interface: `api.consts.bfcOffences.defaultMaximumOffenceCount`
* summary: The default maximum offence count for all validators.

**IsOffenceActive: `bool`**

* interface: `api.consts.bfcOffences.isOffenceActive`
* summary: The activation of validator offence management.

**IsSlashActive: `bool`**

* interface: `api.consts.bfcOffences.isSlashActive`
* summary: The activation of validator slashing.


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