SLP502 Validating Lightning Signer - Ken Sedgwick

<p>How can lightning users secure themselves even further? Just like how hardware wallets and secure elements can help secure your cold storage coins, Validating Lightning Signer (VLS) is a project aiming to help improve the way lightning security works. In this conversation with project co-founder Ken Sedgwick, we chat:</p> <ul> <li>Why VLS is needed</li> <li>How VLS works</li> <li>Implementing part of the lightning state machine</li> <li>What rules are covered? </li> <li>What lightning implementations are supported? </li> <li>The impact of lightning protocol changes</li> <li>Interactions with watchtowers? </li> <li>How you can get involved</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VLSProject" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">@VLSProject</a></li> <li>Site: <a href="https://vls.tech/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Validating Lightning Signer</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/discount/LIVERA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Pacific Bitcoin Festival</a><a href="https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/discount/LIVERA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"> </a><a href="https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/discount/LIVERA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">(code</a><a href="https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/discount/LIVERA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"> LIVERA</a>)</li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">CoinKite.com</a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="https://mempool.space/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Mempool.space</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.base58.info/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Base58</a><a href="https://www.base58.info/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"> </a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Stephan Livera links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Follow me on Twitter<a href="https://tw