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Orca admin keys & Quantum Risk
Verdict
Orca admin keys are not quantum-proof. Solana program authorities use classical Ed25519-class signatures.
Overview
Solana DEXs add program-upgrade risk distinct from EVM proxy admins—but still classical public-key crypto.
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: Program upgrade authorities and admin accounts
- Hosts/context: Solana whirlpools
What breaks
- Compromise of admin keys related keys for Orca
- 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/orca for protocol context
- Use category hubs: lending, dex, perps, stablecoins
FAQ
Protocol page?
/is-quantum-proof/orca
Category?
/is-quantum-proof/dex
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