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Sky admin keys & Quantum Risk
Verdict
Sky admin keys are not quantum-proof. Executive and pause powers remain classical even when governance process is on-chain.
Overview
Sky governance spoke exists; this page isolates executive/admin and pause surfaces for USDS/DAI-class systems.
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: Executive spells, pause proxy, oracle admin roles
- Hosts/context: Sky/Maker executives and pause modules
What breaks
- Compromise of admin keys related keys for Sky
- 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/sky for protocol context
- Use category hubs: lending, dex, perps, stablecoins
FAQ
Governance?
/is-quantum-proof/sky-governance
USDS?
/is-quantum-proof/usds
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