# kaal:claim:3931933-028

**Claim.** The SDAO performance based onboarding metric deliberately goes well beyond validator node uptime, adding criteria such as node performance, running a dApp on the network, response time to upgrades, technical background, adherence to instructions and hardware specifications, and community behavior.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- SDAO preregistration workflow for validator candidates

**Source quote.**

> This performance based onboarding process and metric goes way beyond the criterion of validator node uptime. In the SDAO preregistration workflow, validator candidates apply for a position in the

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Hybrid Secure Proof of Stake* (2021), Reputation Governance, page 8

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Hybrid Secure Proof of Stake (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3931933

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `55a71cdfceb96fadefba1f2fed9563b588825378c91aff644ee7faaccdf31204` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20Hybrid%20Secure%20Proof%20of%20Stake.pdf

**Topics.** corporate-governance, consensus-and-security, reputation

**Keywords.** sdao, onboarding-criteria, uptime-metric, validator-performance, reputation-staking

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