BR050 - Libsec Panel ft. Jonas Nick, Tim Ruffing, Lloyd Fournier, Jesse Posner & Rijndael

I'm joined by Jonas Nick, Tim Ruffing, Lloyd Fournier, Jesse Posner & Rijndael to discuss libsecp.

Discussion Topics

• 00:01:13 Guest intros


• 00:04:18 Importance of libsecp


• 00:11:21 Why libsecp was invented


• 00:15:44 The process of adding Schnoor


• 00:17:14 Tools and testing


• 00:25:43 Most interesting thing writing the library


• 00:34:05 Wrappers and vendors integrating libsecp


• 00:41:31 Side channel attacks


• 00:44:35 Testing


• 00:48:38 Hacspec


• 00:51:31 Signature types in research


• 00:52:51 Cross input aggregation


• 00:55:08 Deciding on what is included in the libsecp release


• 01:06:10 Are there enough contributors?


• 01:09:12 Musig2


• 01:10:28 Governance


• 01:13:32 Funding


• 01:14:09 Contributing


• 01:19:50 Security proofs for FROST


• 01:20:37 Nested musig FROST proofs


• 01:26:58 Nonce sharing


• 01:31:14 Demystifying libsecp

Links & Contacts

• Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast


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• Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod


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Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-50