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Fix outdated Schnorr BIP link in announcement
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cryptphil committed Dec 22, 2023
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We are pleased to announce the wire format stabilisation of the primary feature set of our [schnorrkel](https://github.com/w3f/schnorrkel) crate ([docs](https://docs.rs/schnorrkel)), which provides safer access to basic functionality now expected from signatures on blockchains. In particular, schnorrkel provides Schnorr signatures, a fast Schnorr DLEQ proof based VRF, hierarchical deterministic key derivation (HDKD), and the safest currently known three round trip Schnorr multi-signature variant.

We want more diverse functionality from signatures used in blockchain applications than from signatures used only in TLS, PGP, etc. Schnorr signatures support more [functionality](https://github.com/sipa/bips/blob/bip-schnorr/bip-schnorr.mediawiki) than ECDSA, and do so far more simply. In particular, multi-signatures and threshold signatures are vastly simpler with Schnorr signatures.
We want more diverse functionality from signatures used in blockchain applications than from signatures used only in TLS, PGP, etc. Schnorr signatures support more [functionality](https://github.com/sipa/bips/blob/bip-taproot/bip-0340.mediawiki) than ECDSA, and do so far more simply. In particular, multi-signatures and threshold signatures are vastly simpler with Schnorr signatures.

Also, the security arguments for Schnorr signatures require only standard assumptions plus the hash function being a random oracle. By comparison, ECDSA arguments employ ad hoc dubious assumptions like an elliptic curve point compression function being a random oracle. The simpler arguments ror Schnorr more often provide clear answers about the security of Schnorr composed with other protocols.

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