# Lighter Security & Verifiability - ZK Matching, Escape Hatch & OpSec | Lighterpedia

> How Lighter secures your trading: verifiable ZK order matching and liquidations, the Escape Hatch, self-custody, and wallet OpSec best practices.

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# Trade Verifiably. Trade Securely.

Verifiable ZK matching, the Escape Hatch, self-custody, and wallet OpSec — how Lighter proves it is running fairly and keeps your funds safe.

## Verifiability Is Built Into Lighter

Lighter is a fully verifiable perpetuals exchange where trust-minimization is part of the protocol, not an add-on. Its signature property is verifiable order matching and liquidations: Lighter was the first DEX to prove, on-chain with zero-knowledge proofs, that every fill and liquidation happened at fair prices. Instead of trusting a black-box matching engine, you can independently confirm the venue is behaving correctly. Read [how Lighter's verifiable orders work](https://lighterpedia.com/privacy/is-lighter-safe-verifiable) for the full mechanics.

## The Escape Hatch and Self-Custody

Lighter settles to Ethereum and is fully self-custodial — you connect a wallet and keep control of your funds, with no KYC, no identity verification, and no counterparty holding your balance. Its Escape Hatch adds a critical safeguard: if the operator ever goes offline or misbehaves, users can withdraw their funds trust-minimally directly from Ethereum, so you are never fully dependent on the venue staying up. Together with zero-knowledge proofs over matching and liquidations, this gives Lighter a security model grounded in on-chain guarantees rather than promises.

## Wallet OpSec Basics

On-chain security still depends on good operational security. Use a dedicated trading wallet, never share your seed phrase or private key with anyone claiming to offer support, and verify you are on the correct domain (app.lighter.xyz) before connecting. No legitimate Lighter support channel will ever ask for your keys. Combining Lighter's verifiable matching and Escape Hatch with disciplined wallet hygiene gives you both protocol-level and personal security.

Security & Verifiability

Protocol-level guarantees

Verifiable matchingYes (ZK)

CustodySelf-custody

KYC requiredNo

Escape HatchOn Ethereum

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### Is Lighter Safe? Verifiable Matching, ZK Proofs & the Escape Hatch

How Lighter proves it plays fair: verifiable order matching and liquidations with zero-knowledge proofs settling to Ethereum, the Escape Hatch that lets you withdraw if the sequencer stalls, the liquidation waterfall, and self-custody.](https://lighterpedia.com/privacy/is-lighter-safe-verifiable)[Security & Verifiability10 min

### Lighter DEX ZK Verifiability Explained: What It Means for Your Funds

A plain-language guide to Lighter's ZK verifiability: what gets proven, how the Escape Hatch protects withdrawals, how it differs from proof of reserves, and what it means for your funds.](https://lighterpedia.com/privacy/lighter-zk-verifiability-explained)