Solana Foundation VP of Technology says the seed is not on-chain and users do not need to enter “bunker mode”
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Solana The Foundation VP of Technology said that under a quantum or AI attack, users do not need to enter “bunker mode”.
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Solana Foundation VP of Technology:Solana Users do not need to enter “bunker mode”; the seed is not on-chain
BlockBeats reports,October 8，Solana Foundation VP of Technology Jacob Creech posted on social media that even if the quantum timeline moves up or a AI“classical” attack,Solana users do not need to enter “bunker mode” as they would on other networks.
Jacob Creech stated that Solana uses Ed25519, with each signing key derived from a hash of a secret seed. Whether a quantum or “classical” attack breaks the curve, what is exposed is the derived key rather than the seed; the seed never appears on-chain.
Original link https://m.theblockbeats.info/flash/370764
Key points
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BlockBeats stated that October 8 Solana Foundation VP of Technology Jacob Creech posted on social media.
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Jacob Creech stated that Solana uses Ed25519, with each signing key derived from a hash of a secret seed.
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He stated that even if a quantum or “classical” attack breaks the curve, what is exposed is the derived key rather than the seed; the seed never appears on-chain.
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This information explains the relationship between Solana signing keys and secret seeds. Jacob Creech’s claim is that even if an attacker breaks the relevant curve, they can obtain only the derived key and cannot obtain the secret seed from the blockchain; therefore,Solana users do not need to enter “bunker mode”.
Why it matters to readers
If this claim is valid, users’ concerns that quantum or AI attacks could expose the seed may lessen. However, the material only provides BlockBeats’ relay of the social media statement.
It discusses crypto wallet security: secret seeds are generally used to derive signing keys, and whether the seed is put on-chain affects what information an attacker may obtain.
Risks and unknowns
The material does not include Jacob Creech’s original social media post.
The material does not provide independent technical verification, an attack example, or Solana a complete official technical explanation.
It is impossible to confirm from the material alone Ed25519 the complete security of the system in the relevant attack scenarios.
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