Overview
- A draft Monad Improvement Proposal published on Aug. 24–25 lays out a design to separate an account's permanent 20-byte address from the credentials that authorize transactions.
- The proposal introduces an AuthConfigManager precompile to record and manage credentials and requires a proof-of-possession step plus a three-block delay before key swaps take effect.
- Authors list multiple signature schemes for the authentication layer, keeping secp256k1 compatibility while adding P-256, Ed25519 and a post-quantum option called ML-DSA.
- Use cases described include social recovery rules, passkeys, in-place conversion to multisignature control, and the ability to upgrade to quantum-resistant keys without transferring tokens or NFTs.
- The change is still an early draft that must be converted into a technical specification, pass Monad's formal review and reach client implementations before any network activation, and adoption would require coordination across wallets, dapps and node software.