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EIP-6051 Private Key Encapsulation

StagnantInterfacecreated 2022-11-21

defines a specification for encapsulating private keys.

Authors: Base Labs (@Base-Labs), Weiji Guo (@weiji-cryptonatty)

What the specification covers

AbstractMotivationSpecificationSender and RecipientCore AlgorithmsRequestsEncoding of data and messagesR1. Request for Recipient to generate ephemeral key pairR2. Request for Sender to encapsulate the private keyR3. Request for Recipient to unwrap and intake the private keyOptions and ParametersRationaleBackwards CompatibilityInteroperabilityUX RecommendationsTest CasesData FixationCase 1Case 2Case 3Security ConsiderationsPerfect Forward SecrecyOptional Signature and Trusted Public KeysSecurity LevelRandomnessOut of Band DataCopyright

This proposal declares no Solidity interface, so there is nothing to compute. It may be a core protocol change, a meta proposal, or written in prose only.

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