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Jito governance & Quantum Risk
Verdict
Jito governance is not quantum-proof. JTO holders authorize with classical Solana signatures.
Overview
DAO power over tip distribution or programs is still classical key power.
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: JTO voters and DAO treasury
- Hosts/context: JTO governance
What breaks
- Compromise of governance related keys for Jito
- 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/jito for protocol context
- Use category hubs: lending, dex, perps, stablecoins
FAQ
Admin?
/is-quantum-proof/jito-admin-keys
Related?
/is-quantum-proof/marinade-governance
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