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How to choose SPHINCS+ Parameters for blockchain

FIPS 205's SLH-DSA parameter sets are dimensioned for a signature budget no blockchain signer will ever approach, and that generic capacity is paid for in signature size and verification gas. Making the budget explicit and bounded opens a parameter space in [...]

Post-Quantum
Optimized FORS signing through caching

Building a fresh FORS signer on hardware signers can take seconds, stalling the user. The two-forest cache removes that stall by doing the slow work ahead of time, in the background, so the next key is already built when it is needed.

Post-Quantum
Post-quantum EVM multisig on a stock Safe

In this article we show a small but useful integration: using NiceTry ERC-4337 accounts as owners of an unmodified Safe multisig. The result is a 2-of-3 Safe operated by FORS+C-authenticated accounts, without teaching the Safe anything about FORS+C.

Post-Quantum
NiceTry: A Frame Transaction-ready Post Quantum Wallet

Post-quantum security on EVM chains is increasingly moving through account abstraction. As proposals mature, no other practical path has emerged. While building NiceTry, the reference implementation of our Ephemeral Keys Protocol, we began testing frame [...]