# MlDsa44.fromSeed

Derives an ML-DSA-44 private key from a seed.

The seed must contain at least 32 bytes of cryptographically strong key material. Do not pass a password directly; use a password KDF first.

The permanent derivation contract uses the seed as the HMAC-SHA256 key. The HMAC message uses the `ox.mldsa44.fromSeed.v1` domain followed by a 32-bit big-endian counter set to zero.

## Imports

:::code-group
```ts [Named]
import { MlDsa44 } from 'ox/wasm'
```

```ts [Entrypoint]
import * as MlDsa44 from 'ox/wasm/MlDsa44'
```
:::

## Examples

```ts twoslash
import { MlDsa44 } from 'ox'

const privateKey = MlDsa44.fromSeed(
  '0x000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f101112131415161718191a1b1c1d1e1f'
)
```

## Definition

```ts
function fromSeed<as>(
  seed: Hex.Hex | Bytes.Bytes,
  options?: fromSeed.Options<as>,
): fromSeed.ReturnType<as>
```

**Source:** [src/core/MlDsa44.ts](https://github.com/wevm/ox/blob/main/src/core/MlDsa44.ts#L213)

## Parameters

### seed

* **Type:** `Hex.Hex | Bytes.Bytes`

Seed containing at least 32 bytes of cryptographically strong key material.

### options

* **Type:** `fromSeed.Options<as>`
* **Optional**

Options.

#### options.as

* **Type:** `"Bytes" | "Hex" | as`
* **Optional**

Format of the returned private key.

## Return Type

An ML-DSA-44 private key (32-byte seed).

`fromSeed.ReturnType<as>`