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VLS Documentation
Welcome to the documentation for Validating Lightning Signer (VLS)—an open-source validating signer library for securing Lightning Network funds.
These docs are organized to help developers understand what VLS is, how to integrate it, and how it protects funds from Lightning-specific exploits.
🧭 Sections
| Section | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Overview | What VLS is, why it matters, and how it compares to blind signing |
| Get Started | Step-by-step integration guides for CLN, LDK, Docker setups |
| Security | Details on VLS policy engine, exploits it prevents, and implementation pitfalls |
| Sequence Diagrams | Protocol sequence diagrams for VLS implementations |
🙋 New to VLS?
Start with:
👉 Why Validating Signing?
👉 Start Here
💬 Questions or Feedback?
- Join us on Matrix
- Or open an issue in this repo
Thanks for building secure Lightning with us ⚡