Merge pull request #904 from lightninglabs/docs-lnd

Update lnd documentation

Author: github-actions[bot]

docs/lnd/gossip_rate_limiting.md

@@ -62,6 +62,25 @@ Large routing nodes handling many simultaneous peer connections might benefit
 from increasing this value to 10 or 15, while resource-constrained nodes should
 keep it at the default or even reduce it slightly.
 
+### Preventing Spam: gossip.ban-threshold
+
+To protect your node from spam and misbehaving peers, LND uses a ban score
+system controlled by `gossip.ban-threshold`. Each time a peer sends a gossip
+message that is considered invalid, its ban score is incremented. Once the score
+reaches this threshold, the peer is banned for a default of 48 hours, and your
+node will no longer process gossip messages from them.
+
+A gossip message can be considered invalid for several reasons, including:
+- Invalid signature on the announcement.
+- Stale timestamp, older than what we already have.
+- Too many channel updates for the same channel in a short period.
+- Announcing a channel that is not found on-chain.
+- Announcing a channel that has already been closed.
+- Announcing a channel with an invalid proof.
+
+The default value is 100. Setting this value to 0 disables banning completely,
+which is not recommended for most operators.
+
 ### Understanding Connection Limits: num-restricted-slots
 
 The `num-restricted-slots` configuration deserves special attention because it

docs/lnd/release-notes/release-notes-0.20.0.md

@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
   messages in the dynamic commitment set.
 
 
+- [Fixed](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/10102) a case that we may
+  send unnecessary `channel_announcement` and `node_announcement` messages when
+  replying to a `gossip_timestamp_filter` query.
+
 # New Features
 
 * Use persisted [nodeannouncement](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/8825) 
@@ -95,6 +99,12 @@ circuit. The indices are only available for forwarding events saved after v0.20.
   a canceled invoice. Supports deleting a canceled invoice by providing its
   payment hash.
 
+* A [new config](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/10102)
+  `gossip.ban-threshold` is added to allow users to configure the ban score
+  threshold for peers. When a peer's ban score exceeds this value, they will be
+  disconnected and banned. Setting the value to 0 effectively disables banning
+  by setting the threshold to the maximum possible value. 
+
 ## lncli Additions
 
 * [`lncli sendpayment` and `lncli queryroutes` now support the