Cubist
Cubist provides hardware-backed key management solutions for web3 applications, featuring a wallet-as-a-service called CubeSigner that supports multiple blockchains and offers high security and reliability.
Services
Cubist offers hardware-backed key management solutions tailored for web3 applications. Their key product, CubeSigner, functions as a wallet-as-a-service, featuring a low-latency API for key generation and transaction signing within a secure hardware environment. The service supports signing transactions across multiple blockchains including Bitcoin, Solana, Cardano, EVM chains, and Ethereum's Beacon chain. Additionally, users can customize security policies for each key, utilize multi-factor authentication, and specify transaction-specific data fields. Cubist also enables encrypted export of keys for recovery to cold storage, bolstering security against key exposure.
Products
Cubist’s main product, CubeSigner, is a wallet-as-a-service designed to generate and sign transactions with keys secured within hardware. It provides a low-latency API that ensures that keys are protected from attackers during the entire lifecycle from generation to signing. CubeSigner supports a wide array of blockchains, including Bitcoin, Solana, Cardano, EVM chains, and Ethereum's Beacon chain. The product offers customization of security policies with features like multi-factor authentication and transaction-specific data fields. It boasts a policy engine for user-defined security and encrypted key export for cold storage recovery.
Security Features
Cubist prioritizes security through its use of secure hardware environments such as AWS Nitro Enclaves and standards-certified Hardware Security Modules (HSMs). CubeSigner’s policies ensure that keys are never exposed outside of secure environments. Users can set custom security policies, employ multi-factor authentication, and add transaction-specific data fields. The solution offers encrypted key export to cold storage for recovery, enhancing protection against key exposure.
Supported Blockchains
Cubist’s CubeSigner supports transaction signing for multiple prominent blockchains. These include Bitcoin, Solana, Cardano, various EVM chains, and Ethereum's Beacon chain. This broad compatibility ensures that users can manage and sign transactions across different blockchain ecosystems efficiently and securely.
Performance and Reliability
Cubist claims its CubeSigner product can sign messages in milliseconds with over 99.999% reliability. This high performance makes it suitable for applications that require rapid transaction processing, such as high-frequency trading. The reliability metrics ensure that users can trust the service for critical performance-dependent applications.