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Drift oracles & Quantum Risk
Verdict
Drift oracle dependencies are not quantum-proof. Wrong prices liquidate classical accounts regardless of engine sophistication.
Overview
Cross-read Pyth and oracles hub; inventory which feeds each market uses.
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: Oracle accounts and admin ability to change sources
- Hosts/context: Pyth and other feeds on Solana
What breaks
- Compromise of oracles related keys for Drift
- 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/drift for protocol context
- Use category hubs: lending, dex, perps, stablecoins
FAQ
Related?
/is-quantum-proof/pyth-oracles
Admin?
/is-quantum-proof/drift-admin-keys
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