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EigenLayer admin keys & Quantum Risk
Verdict
EigenLayer admin keys are not quantum-proof. Pause and upgrade powers are classical high-value targets layered above operators.
Overview
Restaking security is multi-party: stakers, operators, AVSs, and protocol admins—all need inventory.
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: Pauser/admin roles and upgrade paths as deployed
- Hosts/context: Core protocol roles
What breaks
- Compromise of admin keys related keys for EigenLayer
- 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/eigenlayer for protocol context
- Use category hubs: lending, dex, perps, stablecoins
FAQ
Operators spoke?
/is-quantum-proof/eigenlayer-operators
Governance?
/is-quantum-proof/eigenlayer-governance
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