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[Research][Post-Quantum] Key rotation and TTL's for keys (counter) #5

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FantasticoFox opened this issue Apr 11, 2024 · 0 comments
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@phil-jakubeit came up with the idea to set a pre-defined TTL for every key how often they are allowed to sign before they are replaced by a successor which is instantiated by the last signature of the predecessor.

Turning a vulnuarbility into a feature, to ensure rolling key rotations to mitigate risks of private key leakage and also support future resiliance towards post quantum cryptography.

Foowing a core principle: a system must have a death function / cleaning function which leads to a pressure to renew it's components.

See also Recommendation for Stateful Hash-Based Signature Schemes for tracking how many signatures has been made. "eXtended Merkle Signature Scheme (XMSS) and the Leighton-Micali Signature system (LMS) "

@FantasticoFox FantasticoFox changed the title [Research] Key rotation and TTL's for keys (counter) [Research][Post-Quantum] Key rotation and TTL's for keys (counter) Apr 16, 2024
@FantasticoFox FantasticoFox transferred this issue from inblockio/aqua-docs Sep 27, 2024
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