// Hacker Noon · 7 April 2026

The Fencing Gap: Why Your Distributed Lock Isn't Safe (and How to Fix It)

You're using distributed locks to protect critical data—but they might be silently failing. A garbage collection pause, a network delay, or a clock skew can allow two clients into your critical section simultaneously, corrupting data without triggering any alerts. This article examines the "fencing...

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