# Private Key Management

LDK provides a default implementation for key management, but you can choose to provide private keys to LDK in any way you wish following a simple API. LDK even supports a generic API for signing transactions, allowing you to run LDK without any private keys in memory and/or putting private keys only on hardware wallets.

While LDK's default implementation is currently located within the rust-lightning crate, it is still considered a sample module.

LDK's KeysManager docs (opens new window).

Last Updated: 10/28/2024, 7:29:18 PM