Validating Lightning Signer @VLSProject
Non-custodial Lightning security for serious balances. Off-node keys + full validation = a compromised node can’t steal funds Open source Rust SDK. https://t.co/uyM2m1tBs7 gitlab.com/lightning-sign… Joined September 2020-
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UX is the most talked-about Lightning adoption bottleneck. But there is another one that gets less attention: operators with real money do not yet trust the security model enough to commit real balances. Both need solving.
For Lightning to become a real payment network, merchants need to onboard with meaningful channel balances. But no merchant is going to commit real operating capital to a hot wallet they cannot defend. Better security is what gets them to say yes.
Leaked credentials, misconfigured firewalls, unpatched CVEs, rogue insiders. These are not exotic attacks. They happen constantly across the software industry, even more so recently. If any of them give access to the node process, and the node holds keys, the funds are gone.
@citlayik @ripsline @BlksGreenlight VLS already works with CLN and LDK btw.
A pattern VLS enables: A provider hosts the Lightning node for uptime and reliability, but the user's signer enforces policy independently. The provider never gets signing authority. @BlksGreenlight is one example of this working in production.
One reason VLS is open source: every bug found and fixed benefits every team using it. That is a better model than every company maintaining its own proprietary signing stack in isolation.
If you want VLS support in LND, drop a comment here: github.com/lightningnetwo…
@VLSProject @BlksGreenlight What is the technical explanation LND has given for not integrating VLS?
@ripsline @BlksGreenlight Here's the open issue. If you want to see it in LND, drop a comment: github.com/lightningnetwo…
Bigger channel balances unlock bigger commerce. But what business is going to park 6 - 7 figures on a hot wallet? That is the ceiling you hit without better security. VLS moves that ceiling.
@ripsline @BlksGreenlight LND would need to add interfaces to expose commitment and revocation state to a remote signer. There's some nascent work on this. @lightning would know where it stands.
In countries where property rights are fragile, the ability to hold and spend Bitcoin without a custodian is not a preference. It is a necessity. VLS helps make that possible on Lightning, not just on L1.
Every time a Lightning service loses funds publicly, it is not just their problem. Every business evaluating Lightning takes note. One incident can set the whole ecosystem's credibility back.
VLS has been open source since commit one. The code is on GitLab, the security policy is public, and anyone can audit the signer logic. For security infrastructure, that transparency matters.
VLS starts from a simple assumption: the node might be compromised. Every signing request is checked independently against channel state and policy. That assumption is what makes the architecture hold up when things go wrong.
A good question for any Lightning wallet: "If the server or my phone gets compromised, can my funds be stolen?" If the answer is yes, you are on a hot wallet. The "non-custodial" label does not change that.
Excited to be speaking at @btcplusplus Nairobi this June. I’ll be talking about Lightning node security and how @VLSProject uses policy-based signing to help protect funds incase of a node compromise. Looking forward to connecting with builders in Nairobi. 🇰🇪⚡
JUST IN 🦒: Sulaiman Aminu Barkindo (@SulaimanAminuB2) of BTrust — Contributing to Validating Lightning Signer (VLS) to speak at bitcoin++ Nairobi, open source edtion this coming June 17-19, 2026 ~~Don't Trust Your Node: Policy-Based Signing for Secure Lightning Infrastructure~~
JUST IN 🦒: Sulaiman Aminu Barkindo (@SulaimanAminuB2) of BTrust — Contributing to Validating Lightning Signer (VLS) to speak at bitcoin++ Nairobi, open source edtion this coming June 17-19, 2026 ~~Don't Trust Your Node: Policy-Based Signing for Secure Lightning Infrastructure~~ Join us 👉 btcpp.dev/nairobi#tickets
Lightning can handle large volumes technically. The harder question is whether operators trust the security enough to actually put large volumes on it. That trust has to be earned, and it starts with the security architecture.
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