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SecurityCOMMUNITY32h ago
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Monad hardens network communications with GPG signatures
Monad Foundation is rolling out GPG-signed announcements for protocol, client and network communications.
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Monad Foundation is introducing GPG-signed network announcements. The process is designed to help node operators and ecosystem participants verify that protocol, client and network communications genuinely come from the Foundation.
Verification involves downloading the announcement and its signature, checking them with GPG, and confirming valid signatures from two authorized signers using the official key fingerprints. Messages should not be accepted if verification fails, a signer is missing or unrecognized, or the announcement has expired.
Why it matters
Signed announcements reduce the risk of forged or altered network instructions. For node operators, the process adds an independent verification step before acting on Monad Foundation communications.
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