diff --git a/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/backend.rs b/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/backend.rs
index 0993c4f..ee71035 100644
--- a/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/backend.rs
+++ b/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/backend.rs
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ pub fn vartime_double_base_mul(a: &Scalar, A: &EdwardsPoint, b: &Scalar) -> Edwa
 
 /// Compute \\(a_1 A_1 + a_2 A_2 + b B\\) in variable time, where \\(B\\) is the Ed25519 basepoint.
 ///
-/// This function is optimized for the case where \\(a_1\\) and \\(a_2\\) are less than \\(2^{128}\\).
+/// This function uses an optimized path when \\(a_1\\) and \\(a_2\\) are less than \\(2^{128}\\),
+/// and falls back to general scalar multiplication otherwise.
 #[allow(non_snake_case)]
 pub fn vartime_triple_base_mul_128_128_256(
     a1: &Scalar,
@@ -246,14 +247,39 @@ pub fn vartime_triple_base_mul_128_128_256(
     a2: &Scalar,
     A2: &EdwardsPoint,
     b: &Scalar,
+) -> EdwardsPoint {
+    if !scalar_fits_in_128_bits(a1) || !scalar_fits_in_128_bits(a2) {
+        return (a1 * A1) + (a2 * A2) + EdwardsPoint::mul_base(b);
+    }
+
+    vartime_triple_base_mul_128_128_256_prechecked(a1, A1, a2, A2, b)
+}
+
+/// Compute \\(a_1 A_1 + a_2 A_2 + b B\\) using the optimized 128/128/256-bit path.
+///
+/// Callers must ensure \\(a_1\\) and \\(a_2\\) are less than \\(2^{128}\\).
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+pub(crate) fn vartime_triple_base_mul_128_128_256_prechecked(
+    a1: &Scalar,
+    A1: &EdwardsPoint,
+    a2: &Scalar,
+    A2: &EdwardsPoint,
+    b: &Scalar,
 ) -> EdwardsPoint {
     match get_selected_backend() {
         #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
         BackendKind::Avx2 => {
-            vector::scalar_mul::vartime_triple_base::spec_avx2::mul_128_128_256(a1, A1, a2, A2, b)
+            vector::scalar_mul::vartime_triple_base::spec_avx2::mul_128_128_256_prechecked(
+                a1, A1, a2, A2, b,
+            )
         }
         BackendKind::Serial => {
-            serial::scalar_mul::vartime_triple_base::mul_128_128_256(a1, A1, a2, A2, b)
+            serial::scalar_mul::vartime_triple_base::mul_128_128_256_prechecked(a1, A1, a2, A2, b)
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[inline]
+fn scalar_fits_in_128_bits(scalar: &Scalar) -> bool {
+    scalar.as_bytes()[16..32].iter().all(|&byte| byte == 0)
+}
diff --git a/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/backend/serial/scalar_mul/vartime_triple_base.rs b/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/backend/serial/scalar_mul/vartime_triple_base.rs
index 3fae118..1eb81a6 100644
--- a/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/backend/serial/scalar_mul/vartime_triple_base.rs
+++ b/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/backend/serial/scalar_mul/vartime_triple_base.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ use crate::window::NafLookupTable5;
 /// This function is optimized for the case where \\(a_1\\) and \\(a_2\\) are known to be less than
 /// \\(2^{128}\\), while \\(b\\) is a full 256-bit scalar.
 ///
+/// # Precondition
+///
+/// Callers must ensure \\(a_1\\) and \\(a_2\\) are less than \\(2^{128}\\). Use
+/// `vartime_triple_base_mul_128_128_256` for a checked wrapper that falls back
+/// to general scalar multiplication for full-width scalars.
+///
 /// # Optimization Strategy
 ///
 /// The function decomposes the 256-bit scalar \\(b\\) as \\(b = b_{lo} + b_{hi} \cdot 2^{128}\\),
@@ -50,17 +56,13 @@ use crate::window::NafLookupTable5;
 ///
 /// The algorithm shares doublings across all four scalar multiplications, processing
 /// only 128 bits instead of 256, providing approximately 2x speedup over the naive approach.
-pub fn mul_128_128_256(
+pub(crate) fn mul_128_128_256_prechecked(
     a1: &Scalar,
     A1: &EdwardsPoint,
     a2: &Scalar,
     A2: &EdwardsPoint,
     b: &Scalar,
 ) -> EdwardsPoint {
-    // assert that a1 and a2 are less than 2^128
-    debug_assert!(a1.as_bytes()[16..32].iter().all(|&b| b == 0));
-    debug_assert!(a2.as_bytes()[16..32].iter().all(|&b| b == 0));
-
     // Decompose b into b_lo (lower 128 bits) and b_hi (upper 128 bits)
     // b = b_lo + b_hi * 2^128
     let b_bytes = b.as_bytes();
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ mod test {
         let A2 = constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT * Scalar::from(3u64);
 
         // Compute using the optimized triple-base function
-        let result = mul_128_128_256(&a1, &A1, &a2, &A2, &b);
+        let result = mul_128_128_256_prechecked(&a1, &A1, &a2, &A2, &b);
 
         // Compute using naive addition
         let expected = (a1 * A1 + a2 * A2) + b * constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT;
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ mod test {
         let A2 = constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT * Scalar::from(7u64);
 
         // Test the optimized 128-bit version
-        let result_128 = mul_128_128_256(&a1, &A1, &a2, &A2, &b);
+        let result_128 = mul_128_128_256_prechecked(&a1, &A1, &a2, &A2, &b);
 
         // Compute expected result
         let expected = (a1 * A1 + a2 * A2) + b * constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT;
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ mod test {
         let A1 = constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT * Scalar::from(2u64);
         let A2 = constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT * Scalar::from(3u64);
 
-        let result = mul_128_128_256(&a1, &A1, &a2, &A2, &b);
+        let result = mul_128_128_256_prechecked(&a1, &A1, &a2, &A2, &b);
         let expected = a2 * A2 + b * constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT;
 
         assert_eq!(result, expected);
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ mod test {
         let A1 = EdwardsPoint::identity();
         let A2 = constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT * Scalar::from(3u64);
 
-        let result = mul_128_128_256(&a1, &A1, &a2, &A2, &b);
+        let result = mul_128_128_256_prechecked(&a1, &A1, &a2, &A2, &b);
         let expected = a2 * A2 + b * constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT;
 
         assert_eq!(result, expected);
@@ -265,7 +267,7 @@ mod test {
         let A1 = constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT * Scalar::from(11u64);
         let A2 = constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT * Scalar::from(13u64);
 
-        let result_optimized = mul_128_128_256(&a1, &A1, &a2, &A2, &b);
+        let result_optimized = mul_128_128_256_prechecked(&a1, &A1, &a2, &A2, &b);
         let result_general = (a1 * A1 + a2 * A2) + b * constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT;
 
         assert_eq!(result_optimized, result_general);
@@ -287,7 +289,7 @@ mod test {
         let A1 = constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT * Scalar::from(17u64);
         let A2 = constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT * Scalar::from(19u64);
 
-        let result = mul_128_128_256(&a1, &A1, &a2, &A2, &b);
+        let result = mul_128_128_256_prechecked(&a1, &A1, &a2, &A2, &b);
         let expected = (a1 * A1 + a2 * A2) + b * constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT;
 
         assert_eq!(result, expected);
@@ -322,7 +324,7 @@ mod test {
             let A2 = constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT * A2_scalar;
 
             // Compute using the optimized triple-base function
-            let result_optimized = mul_128_128_256(&a1, &A1, &a2, &A2, &b);
+            let result_optimized = mul_128_128_256_prechecked(&a1, &A1, &a2, &A2, &b);
 
             // Compute using raw operations: a1*A1 + a2*A2 + b*B
             let expected = (a1 * A1 + a2 * A2) + b * constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT;
diff --git a/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/backend/vector/scalar_mul/vartime_triple_base.rs b/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/backend/vector/scalar_mul/vartime_triple_base.rs
index 0066c68..fd70973 100644
--- a/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/backend/vector/scalar_mul/vartime_triple_base.rs
+++ b/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/backend/vector/scalar_mul/vartime_triple_base.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ pub mod spec {
     /// This function is optimized for the case where \\(a_1\\) and \\(a_2\\) are known to be less than
     /// \\(2^{128}\\), while \\(b\\) is a full 256-bit scalar.
     ///
+    /// # Precondition
+    ///
+    /// Callers must ensure \\(a_1\\) and \\(a_2\\) are less than \\(2^{128}\\). Use
+    /// `vartime_triple_base_mul_128_128_256` for a checked wrapper that falls back
+    /// to general scalar multiplication for full-width scalars.
+    ///
     /// # Optimization Strategy
     ///
     /// The function decomposes the 256-bit scalar \\(b\\) as \\(b = b_{lo} + b_{hi} \cdot 2^{128}\\),
@@ -63,17 +69,13 @@ pub mod spec {
     ///
     /// This SIMD implementation uses vectorized point operations (AVX2 or AVX512-IFMA) for
     /// improved performance over the serial backend.
-    pub fn mul_128_128_256(
+    pub(crate) fn mul_128_128_256_prechecked(
         a1: &Scalar,
         A1: &EdwardsPoint,
         a2: &Scalar,
         A2: &EdwardsPoint,
         b: &Scalar,
     ) -> EdwardsPoint {
-        // assert that a1 and a2 are less than 2^128
-        debug_assert!(a1.as_bytes()[16..32].iter().all(|&b| b == 0));
-        debug_assert!(a2.as_bytes()[16..32].iter().all(|&b| b == 0));
-
         // Decompose b into b_lo (lower 128 bits) and b_hi (upper 128 bits)
         // b = b_lo + b_hi * 2^128
         let b_bytes = b.as_bytes();
diff --git a/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/ed_sigs/verification_key.rs b/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/ed_sigs/verification_key.rs
index 6e6a361..5dd4a97 100644
--- a/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/ed_sigs/verification_key.rs
+++ b/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/ed_sigs/verification_key.rs
@@ -411,8 +411,11 @@ impl VerificationKey {
         // Compute τs
         let ts = tau * s;
         let A = if flip_h { -self.minus_A } else { self.minus_A };
-        // Compute the multi-scalar multiplication
-        let result = EdwardsPoint::vartime_triple_scalar_mul_basepoint(&tau, &neg_R, &rho, &A, &ts);
+        // HEEA decomposition guarantees tau and rho fit the optimized
+        // 128/128/256-bit multiplication path.
+        let result = crate::backend::vartime_triple_base_mul_128_128_256_prechecked(
+            &tau, &neg_R, &rho, &A, &ts,
+        );
 
         if result.mul_by_cofactor().is_identity() {
             Ok(())
diff --git a/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/edwards.rs b/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/edwards.rs
index e586984..b6fe18b 100644
--- a/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/edwards.rs
+++ b/curve25519/solana-ed25519/src/edwards.rs
@@ -1075,7 +1075,8 @@ impl EdwardsPoint {
 
     /// Compute \\(a_1 A_1 + a_2 A_2 + b B\\) in variable time, where \\(B\\) is the Ed25519 basepoint.
     ///
-    /// This function is optimized for the case where \\(a_1\\) and \\(a_2\\) are less than \\(2^{128}\\).
+    /// This function is optimized for the case where \\(a_1\\) and \\(a_2\\) are less than \\(2^{128}\\),
+    /// and falls back to general scalar multiplication for full-width scalars.
     ///
     /// # Example
     ///
@@ -2420,6 +2421,28 @@ mod test {
             assert_eq!(result.compress(), DOUBLE_SCALAR_MULT_RESULT);
         }
 
+        #[test]
+        fn triple_scalar_mul_basepoint_accepts_full_width_scalars() {
+            let mut a1_bytes = [0u8; 32];
+            a1_bytes[0] = 7;
+            a1_bytes[16] = 1;
+            let a1 = Scalar::from_canonical_bytes(a1_bytes).unwrap();
+
+            let mut a2_bytes = [0u8; 32];
+            a2_bytes[0] = 11;
+            a2_bytes[24] = 1;
+            let a2 = Scalar::from_canonical_bytes(a2_bytes).unwrap();
+
+            let b = B_SCALAR;
+            let A1 = constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT * Scalar::from(17u64);
+            let A2 = constants::ED25519_BASEPOINT_POINT * Scalar::from(19u64);
+
+            let result = EdwardsPoint::vartime_triple_scalar_mul_basepoint(&a1, &A1, &a2, &A2, &b);
+            let expected = (a1 * A1) + (a2 * A2) + EdwardsPoint::mul_base(&b);
+
+            assert_eq!(result, expected);
+        }
+
         #[test]
         #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
         fn multiscalar_mul_vs_ed25519py() {