# Quiz 25 #### What is the purpose of the MinerID protocol in BSV? * [x] To provide miners with a verifiable digital identity * [x] To prevent impersonation and malicious attacks * [ ] To generate private keys for miners * [ ] To create new blocks automatically **Note to Learners** The MinerID protocol gives each miner a unique cryptographic identifier. It allows the network to verify that a block really came from the miner claiming it and prevents impersonation and malicious attacks. To learn more about it, you can follow the course [BSV and Digital Signatures](https://bsvblockchain.360learning.com/course/play/68de2a96a0926cd44a3f378d) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://hub.bsvblockchain.org/higher-learning/bsv-academy/bitcoin-primitives-digital-signatures/quiz/quiz-25.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.