Consortium Members

The Lombard Security Consortium consists of 15 independent institutional members that collectively govern all critical protocol operations. Members are selected to provide organizational, geographic, and operational diversity — ensuring no single category of institution could be compromised simultaneously to threaten the protocol.

Every critical operation requires cryptographic signatures from at least 10 of the 15 members (a two-thirds supermajority). This high threshold means even the compromise of five members simultaneously would be insufficient to authorize unauthorized actions.

Members by Role

Membership Requirements

Joining the Security Consortium is a rigorous process that includes:

1. Infrastructure deployment — Candidates must deploy and operate the required signing infrastructure
2. KYB review — Know Your Business verification ensures institutional legitimacy
3. Network vote — Existing Consortium members vote on new member admission
4. Smart contract update — The new member’s signing keys are added to the protocol’s governance contracts

This multi-step process ensures every member meets Lombard’s security, operational, and reputational standards before they can participate in protocol governance.

Next Steps

• Security Model — Full overview of Lombard’s defense-in-depth architecture
• Audits — Third-party security audits and continuous monitoring
• Infrastructure — How the Consortium powers protocol operations