# EIP-8205 — Withdrawal Credentials Preregistration

> A non-normative landing page for EIP-8205, a proposal that lets a validator key holder bind withdrawal credentials before the first deposit.

The landing page is an overview only. If it conflicts with the EIP or executable specifications and implementations below, those sources of truth take precedence.

## Sources of truth

- [EIP-8205](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8205): Published proposal and execution-layer requirements.
- [Consensus-layer specification](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/tree/master/specs/_features/eip8205): Merged consensus behavior and tests.
- [Execution-layer system contract](https://github.com/ethereum/sys-asm/pull/55): Preregistration system-contract implementation.

## Project links

- [Landing page](https://eip8205.com/): Human-readable overview and current status.
- [Discussion](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-8205-withdrawal-credentials-preregistration/28084): Public Ethereum Magicians thread.
- [Landing source](https://github.com/avsetsin/8205): Source repository for this site.