diff --git a/source/operations/concepts/erasure-coding.rst b/source/operations/concepts/erasure-coding.rst index 8f427266..ff526a98 100644 --- a/source/operations/concepts/erasure-coding.rst +++ b/source/operations/concepts/erasure-coding.rst @@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ The following table lists the outcome of varying erasure code parity levels on a Bitrot Protection ----------------- -`Bit rot __` is silent data corruption from random changes at the storage media level. +`Bit rot `__ is silent data corruption from random changes at the storage media level. For data drives, it is typically the result of decay of the electrical charge or magnetic orientation that represents the data. These sources can range from the small current spike during a power outage to a random cosmic ray resulting in flipped bits. The resulting "bit rot" can cause subtle errors or corruption on the data medium without triggering monitoring tools or hardware. MinIO’s optimized implementation of the :minio-git:`HighwayHash algorithm ` ensures that it captures and heals corrupted objects on the fly. Integrity is ensured from end to end by computing a hash on READ and verifying it on WRITE from the application, across the network, and to the memory or drive. -The implementation is designed for speed and can achieve hashing speeds over 10 GB/sec on a single core on Intel CPUs. \ No newline at end of file +The implementation is designed for speed and can achieve hashing speeds over 10 GB/sec on a single core on Intel CPUs.