EDDSA
Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EDDSA) is an advanced digital signature scheme that uses twisted Edwards curves, offering improved performance and security over ECDSA.


EDDSA: A Safer Future for Blockchain Signatures
Enhancing performance and upgradeability in Substrate's cryptographic framework.
It is faster in signature generation and verification, resistant to certain side-channel attacks, and simpler to implement securely due to its deterministic design. EDDSA is gaining traction in modern cryptographic systems where efficiency and robustness are critical.
While ECDSA currently dominates in the ZKP ecosystem, EDDSA is under consideration for future upgrades due to its performance advantages. For example, in high-throughput scenarios like real-time AI task validation, EDDSA's speed could reduce latency.
Substrate's modular pallet architecture allows for flexible cryptographic implementations, enabling potential adoption of EDDSA through runtime upgrades without requiring hard forks. This upgradeability enhances security and scalability as demands evolve, leveraging Substrate's WebAssembly-based runtime for seamless cryptographic protocol transitions.
Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EDDSA)

