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What the primary record establishes
EIP-7685 defines a common container for requests from the execution layer to the consensus layer. The header field is the SHA-256 hash of the concatenated SHA-256 hashes of nonempty entries in ascending type order. When there are no entries, the result is SHA-256 of empty bytes. EIP-7685 · General-purpose execution layer requests ↗
What the distinction changes
A matching hash attests that clients used the same ordered bytes. Each request type separately defines the meaning and validation of its payload. A placeholder with no request data or a different ordering can produce a mismatch even where the intended operation looks the same.
What to check before drawing a conclusion
Test empty, single-type and multi-type cases separately. During cross-client diagnosis, compare the serialized bytes and intermediate hashes before investigating the application rules for the individual request.
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01 · VERIFIED RECORD
What the primary record establishes
EIP-7685 defines a common container for requests from the execution layer to the consensus layer. The header field is the SHA-256 hash of the concatenated SHA-256 hashes of nonempty entries in ascending type order. When there are no entries, the result is SHA-256 of empty bytes. EIP-7685 · General-purpose execution layer requests ↗
02 · WFN EDITORIAL ANALYSIS
What the distinction changes
A matching hash attests that clients used the same ordered bytes. Each request type separately defines the meaning and validation of its payload. A placeholder with no request data or a different ordering can produce a mismatch even where the intended operation looks the same.
03 · REVIEW POINTS
What to check before drawing a conclusion
Test empty, single-type and multi-type cases separately. During cross-client diagnosis, compare the serialized bytes and intermediate hashes before investigating the application rules for the individual request.
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Primary record / reference periodEIP-7685 · General-purpose execution layer requests
