Multi-sig
A wallet that needs several private keys to approve a transaction, such as two of three signers, so one compromised key cannot move funds alone.
- glossary
Multi-sig (multi-signature) is a security mechanism that requires multiple private keys to authorize a transaction, rather than just one. For example, a 2-of-3 multi-sig setup requires at least 2 out of 3 designated keys to approve any transaction. This is particularly valuable for high-value tokenized domains, where multiple parties might share ownership or where additional security is essential. Multi-sig wallets can protect against single points of failure, insider threats, or key loss. Organizations can use multi-sig to ensure that valuable domain transfers require approval from multiple executives, while individuals can use it to protect against theft or accidental loss of their domain assets.
Related keywords
- multi-sig
- multisig
- multiple signatures
- enhanced security
- shared custody
Contributors
Namefi is a collective of engineers, designers, and operators who obsess over building tools that make managing your onchain domain names effortless.
Victor Zhou is a technology founder and standards editor focused on digital identity and trust. He founded Namefi, edits Ethereum Improvement Proposals, and previously led smart-contract architecture work at Google Labs.
His work sits at the intersection of naming, ownership, and the systems people use to establish identity online. That perspective makes him especially interested in the way names move between personal meaning, public recognition, and digital infrastructure.
For Namefi, Victor edits and writes about domains as durable digital identity: how names become ownable onchain assets, how tokenization changes custody and trust, and what naming can learn from the systems people use to establish identity online.