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zeekay dd93cb41f7 papers: cover-consistency + build pass on Lux Tier-2/3 catalogue
Sweep across the non-Tier-1 paper catalogue (Tier-1 owned by parallel
agent and excluded). All 113 processed papers already had luxcover
wired up; this commit fixes 14 build breakers and produces fresh
PDFs across the catalogue.

Fixes:
- lux-blockchain-scaling-laws: em-dash inside lstlisting -> --
- lux-corona-pq: stale \input pointing at 03-the-corona-scheme renamed
  to 03-the-corona-scheme (file already renamed on disk)
- lux-lattice-cryptography-primer: same Corona->Corona rename
- lux-formal-verification-lean4: Lean source uses unicode (×, ∀, ∃, ∈,
  ∧, ∨, ∩, ≠, ⟨, ⟩, ·, ¬) inside lstlistings. Added a literate map
  so listings render the math glyphs without UTF-8 fault.
- lux-id-did-specification: ✓/✗ in tabular replaced with \ding{51}
  / \ding{55} (pifont). Added pifont package.
- lux-ntt-simd-implementation: middle-dot in Go assembly listings;
  added literate {·}{\textperiodcentered}.
- lux-ntt-transform: μ, ×, –, — in regular text (no T1 fontenc).
  Replaced with $\mu$/$\times$/--/--- via unicode->latex sweep.
- lux-perpetuals-derivatives, lux-quantum-consensus,
  lux-quasar-consensus, lux-tee-computing-mesh: same unicode->latex
  sweep across body text. Also fixed broken math segment
  `$L_{avg} = 10$\times$$` -> `$L_{avg} = 10\times$`.
- lux-zchain: emoji glyphs in roadmap table replaced with
  parenthetical text.
- lux-triple-proof-consensus: dropped duplicate \usepackage{geometry}
  that clashed with luxcover (geometry option clash).
- pq: defined missing \Rq macro.

PDFs rebuilt for the full Tier-2/3 set.

Excluded (Tier-1, parallel agent): lp-073-pulsar, lp-stricte2epq,
dag-evm-formal, lp-010-quasar-stm-{3,4}, lp-020-quasar-consensus,
lux-institutional-custody, lux-nist-mptc-submission, pqsafe-il5,
pq-rns, plus shared/ and lps/.
2026-05-13 01:27:59 -07:00

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%% ===================================================================
%% LP-134 canonical naming (2025-12-15):
%% Per LP-134 (Lux Chain Topology), T-Chain has been split into:
%% M-Chain — MPC ceremonies for bridge custody of EXTERNAL wallets
%% (CGGMP21, FROST, Pulsar-general)
%% F-Chain — FHE compute + TFHE bootstrap-key generation (encrypted EVM)
%% The legacy name "T-Chain" is retained ONLY for `teleportvm` (LP-6332).
%% Where this paper says "T-Chain MPC" / "T-Chain threshold governance" /
%% "T-Chain TFHE" / "T-Chain custody", read as M-Chain (MPC) or F-Chain (FHE).
%% ===================================================================
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{../shared/luxcover}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,amsfonts,amsthm}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{algorithm}
\usepackage{algpseudocode}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta,positioning,shapes.geometric}
\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}
\newtheorem{lemma}[theorem]{Lemma}
\newtheorem{proposition}[theorem]{Proposition}
\newtheorem{definition}{Definition}
\newtheorem{corollary}[theorem]{Corollary}
\newtheorem{remark}{Remark}
\hypersetup{
colorlinks=true,
linkcolor=blue,
citecolor=blue,
urlcolor=blue
}
\title{\textbf{Threshold UX: Making Quorum, Recovery, and Shared Control Normal Product Experiences}\\[6pt]
\large Invisible Threshold Cryptography for Approval Flows,\\Social Recovery, and Progressive Security on Lux Network}
\author{
Zach Kelling\thanks{Corresponding author: [email protected]}\\
\textit{Lux Industries}\\
\texttt{[email protected]}
}
\date{2025}
\begin{document}
\luxcoverpage
\begin{abstract}
Threshold cryptography is one of the most powerful primitives in applied
cryptography: $t$-of-$n$ signature schemes, secret sharing, and multi-party
computation enable security properties---recovery without seed phrases, shared
control without a single admin, regulatory compliance without centralized
escrow---that no single-key system can provide. Yet threshold cryptography
remains almost entirely absent from consumer products. The reason is not
technical. The primitives are mature. The reason is UX: threshold protocols
are presented to users as cryptographic ceremonies involving share distribution,
quorum assembly, and reconstruction rituals that make no sense outside a
cryptographer's mental model. This paper presents Threshold UX---a set of
design patterns that embed threshold cryptography into normal product
experiences on Lux Network. We show how $t$-of-$n$ threshold signatures
(FROST on the M-Chain) map to approval flows (``2 of 3 team members must
approve''), social recovery (``any 3 of your 5 trusted contacts can restore
your account''), shared workspaces (threshold access control over collaborative
documents), treasury management (multi-party spend authorization), regulated
access (compliance-gated reveal), and progressive security (start simple,
add guardians as stakes increase). We formalize each pattern as a composition
of T-Chain and M-Chain operations, prove security properties under standard
threshold assumptions, and define the UX interaction model that hides
cryptographic complexity behind familiar product metaphors.
\end{abstract}
\input{sections/01-introduction}
\input{sections/02-threshold-primitives-on-lux}
\input{sections/03-approval-flows}
\input{sections/04-social-recovery}
\input{sections/05-shared-workspaces}
\input{sections/06-treasury-management}
\input{sections/07-regulated-access}
\input{sections/08-progressive-security}
\input{sections/09-ux-interaction-patterns}
\input{sections/10-security-analysis}
\input{sections/99-conclusion}
\end{document}