CD112: Lightning Node Security with Ken of the VLS Project (HSMs for Lightning)

support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ EPISODE: 112 BLOCK: 809610 PRICE: 3813 sats per dollar TOPICS: using HSMs to reduce lightning hot wallet risk project website: https://vls.tech nostr live chat: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://citadeldispatch.com/stream⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ nostr account: ⁠ https://primal.net/odell⁠ youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@citadeldispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ stream sats to the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.fountain.fm/ (00:00:30) Introduction to Citadel Dispatch and the topic of improving the security of Lightning Nodes (00:01:25) Background of Ken and his experience in Bitcoin and custody (00:09:52) Discussion on the hot wallet risk issue in Lightning Nodes and the need for additional signing mechanisms (00:14:36) Explanation of HSMDs (Hardware Security Module Daemons) and their role in securing hot wallets (00:20:08) Discussion on the vulnerabilities in Lightning Nodes and the need for improved security (00:28:07) Exploration of different use cases for VLS, including enterprise, consumer, and small r…