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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod Email: [email protected] Nostr & LN:⚡[email protected] (not an email!) Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-50