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EIP-8205 Withdrawal credentials preregistration

DraftCorecreated 2026-03-26requires EIP-6110, EIP-7685, EIP-7732

Bind a validator public key to withdrawal credentials before validator deposit via an EL system contract enforced by the CL

Authors: George Avsetsin (@avsetsin), Dmitry Gusakov (@dgusakov), Greg Koumoutsos (@gkoumout), Eugene Mamin (@TheDZhon)

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Proposals this one names in its requires field.

EIP-6110Supply validator deposits on chainEIP-7685General purpose execution layer requestsEIP-7732Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation

What the specification covers

AbstractMotivationSpecificationConfigurationExecution layerConsensus layerExecution layerDefinitionsPreregistration request operationPreregistration Request ContractAdd Preregistration RequestFee calculationFee GetterSystem CallBytecodeDeploymentConsensus layerNew typesNew containersModified containersHelper functionsProcess preregistration requestModified deposit request ingestionPreregistration expiryRationaleEnforcement at deposit ingestionPermanent rejection of mismatched depositsSystem contract vs CL gossipExpiry keyed to the outstanding payload slotDomain choiceBLS verification on CL onlyDisabling the queueParameter choicesDeposit process for staking protocolsBackwards CompatibilityTest CasesReference ImplementationSecurity ConsiderationsImpact on existing deposit workflowsPreregistration signature is permanentBuilder depositsRace between preregistration and depositInvalid-signature deposit attackDoS and state growthCensorship resistanceFee overpaymentSystem call failureEmpty code failureCopyright

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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