BR038 - FROST Panel ft. Jesse Posner, Rijndael & Vivek
I’m joined by guests Jesse Posner, Rijndael & Vivek to discuss FROST.
Discussion Topics
00:01:12 Guest introductions
00:01:50 What is FROST?
00:09:54 FROST methods for key generation and secret sharing
00:14:47 FROST use cases
00:21:22 Nonces
00:25:39 FROST + Nostr
00:27:14 Nonces (cont)
00:28:43 Implications for signing devices
00:38:46 Implications for lightning
00:41:56 Derisking potential of FROST
00:48:20 State of implementations
00:51:35 Nostr signing
00:59:42 FROST tradeoffs
01:05:02 ROAST
01:08:31 How does coordination work?
01:19:04 Libraries and repositories: where should FROST live?
01:27:34 Broadcast channels and authentication
01:31:20 Final thoughts
Notes & Resources
FROST: Flexible Round-Optimized Schnorr Threshold Signatures by Chelsea Komlo & Ian Goldberg
FROST PR (secp256k1-zkp)
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