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1inch admin keys & Quantum Risk
Verdict
1inch admin and resolver-related keys are not quantum-proof. Classical keys influence routing infrastructure and protocol modules.
Overview
Aggregation introduces resolver and router operational keys beyond simple AMM LPs. Inventory them for treasury-grade use.
Cryptographic profile
- Signatures: Host-chain account signatures for role holders (typically classical ECDSA/Ed25519), Multisig/module keys as deployed
- Hash: Host-chain dependent
- Public-key exposure: Router deployers, resolver networks, admin multisigs
- Hosts/context: Router and limit-order protocol roles
What breaks
- Compromise of admin keys related keys for 1inch
- Equating role separation or multisig with post-quantum algorithms
- Untracked multi-chain deployments of the same protocol
Mitigations
- Document privileged addresses from official docs per chain
- Hardware/MPC for guardians, admins, and large governors
- Return to /is-quantum-proof/1inch for protocol context
- Use category hubs: lending, dex, perps, stablecoins
FAQ
User swap risk?
Still primarily user EOA + allowance risk on the host chain.
Related?
/is-quantum-proof/dex
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