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PQTS2026-04-01_005

PQ Transaction Signatures #005

2026-04-01 425 transcript lines

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Call summary

Highlights
  • Algorithm Viability:
    • ·ML-DSA: confirmed next-gen, likely legacy devices (with side-channel protections TBD) - 00:41:28
    • ·Falcon: feasible next-gen, uncertain legacy due to floating-point masking complexity - 00:42:45
    • ·SLH-DSA: unlikely for signing on any current/next-gen hardware - 00:43:15
  • Bip32 Key Derivation:
    • ·First BIP32 non-hardened derivation for lattice-based PQ (RaccoonG) - 00:07:03
    • ·Gaussian distributions enable unlinkable child keys up to ~500k depth - 00:12:49
    • ·Hash-based signatures cannot support extended public keys (non-hardened paths) - 00:21:30
  • Next Generation Hardware:
    • ·Next-gen SE: 158KB RAM, Keccak IP, ML-KEM/ML-DSA hardware acceleration - 00:40:17
    • ·No planned HW acceleration for Falcon or SLH-DSA - 00:40:58
  • Implementation Approaches:
    • ·Ephemeral mode compatible with lattice HD wallets for stateless reusable keys - 00:18:29
    • ·Few-time signatures (Winternitz) viable for ephemeral use cases - 00:22:02
    • ·Stateful hash schemes with stateless fallback under Bitcoin community consideration - 00:51:51
  • Hardware Wallet Constraints:
    • ·Current Ledger SE: 64KB RAM, 70MHz - tight for PQ schemes - 00:31:41
    • ·Falcon-512 signing barely fits with OS overhead; Falcon-1024 doesn't run - 00:34:23
    • ·ML-DSA runs with low-RAM implementation but 5+ second signing time - 00:36:50
    • ·SLH-DSA signing: 6 minutes at 128-bit security - unacceptable UX - 00:38:42
Action Items
  • Connor (Project 11), Matteo, Stefano - Offline discussion on BIP85 + few-time signatures for ephemeral keys - 00:23:33
  • Ledger team - Begin side-channel countermeasure work for ML-DSA and Falcon - 00:45:01

Key decisions

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