dApps & Protocols
04 · ISS. 218◆PROTOCOL · L1/L2 · DEFI

Full-stack security for dApps & protocols.

Smart contracts are just one layer. dApps and full protocols rely on off-chain integrations, APIs, governance, and oracles that are equally vulnerable to attack.

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A protocol-grade audit covering contracts, oracles, governance, and APIs.
One engagement. On-chain plus off-chain. Senior-led, AI-assisted, attestation included.
Surface Contracts · APIs · oracles Chains EVM · Solana · Move Delivery 10–15 business days Retests Free · 90 days
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01 · Risks covered
Where protocols actually break.

Web3 hacks continue to drain billions from protocols due to unaudited smart contracts and security vulnerabilities.

Governance attacks.
Hostile proposals, voting-power loans, quorum games, and timelock bypasses can route a treasury straight to an attacker. We model the full proposal-to-execution path.
Oracle & liquidity manipulation.
Spot-price oracles, thin pools, and stale feeds invite flash-loan-funded price attacks. We stress every price source against the worst credible market state.
API & backend integrations.
Indexers, relayers, signing services, and admin APIs sit outside the chain but inside the trust boundary. Auth, rate limits, and key handling all get the same scrutiny as Solidity.
Key management flaws.
Single-key admin functions, unrotated deployer keys, and weak multisig policies are the most common cause of nine-figure incidents. We audit the operational surface, not just the code.
Cross-chain bridges.
Message-layer assumptions, validator-set rotation, replay protection, and finality semantics - the most-attacked surface in crypto, audited end-to-end.
Economic griefing.
Sandwich attacks, MEV-driven liquidations, fee-token edge cases, and rebasing-token interactions. We model the incentives, not just the call graph.
02 · How it works
Six steps, kickoff to certification.

We monitor every stage of smart-contract development, from manual code review to automated testing. We leave no stones unturned.

01
Threat modeling
Comprehensive analysis of protocol architecture, data flows, and the attack vectors specific to your business logic.
Day 0–1 · Senior-led
02
Contract & off-chain review
Systematic testing of contracts, APIs, and infrastructure against OWASP, ASVS, and Web3-specific standards for full-stack coverage.
Day 1–4 · AI + human
03
Manual line-by-line
Senior auditors read every line - Solidity, Vyper, Rust, Move - looking for the bugs scanners can never see.
Day 3–8 · Humans only
04
Exploit simulation
Forked-mainnet PoCs and economic stress tests. Every finding is reproduced end-to-end before it leaves our team.
Day 6–10 · Validated
05
Remediation support
Direct line to the audit team while you patch. We review the fix, not just the bug - and chase down regressions.
Day 8–12 · Slack · Jira
06
Report & certification
Executive and technical reports formatted for compliance frameworks including PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA.
Day 12–15 · Signed attestation
03 · Audit categories
Comprehensive coverage, every category.

Our audit covers every critical security aspect following industry standards and best practices.

A · 01
Governance security
Proposal validation, voting logic, quorum enforcement, and timelock policies. Hostile-proposal modeling end-to-end.
A · 02
Oracle integration
Price-feed reliability, manipulation resistance, staleness checks, and fallback behavior under degraded oracle conditions.
A · 03
Economic exploits
Flash-loan resistance, sandwich-attack prevention, fee-on-transfer interactions, and protocol-level invariant testing.
A · 04
Gas & performance
Gas-grief vectors, denial-of-service via unbounded loops, storage-bloat attacks, and L2 calldata accounting.
A · 05
Access control
Authentication, rate limiting, secure key management, and admin-function exposure across contracts and APIs.
A · 06
API & backend security
Multi-sig enforcement, time locks, signing-service hardening, and indexer-relayer trust-boundary review.
04 · Field report
Lending protocol, a governance bypass caught before launch.
We secured a lending protocol by identifying a governance voting flaw that could have allowed malicious proposals to drain funds. The vulnerability would have enabled attackers to manipulate voting mechanisms and execute unauthorized treasury withdrawals.
1
Critical bypass closed
12d
Kickoff to attestation
CASE
CLOSED
CASE FILE · 07/2025CLOSED
Treasury-drain vector via a proposal race, patched before mainnet.
Findings 1 critical · 4 high Surface Governance · oracle · API Engagement 12 business days Patch Verified on retest Outcome Launched secure
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Smart contract audits
  • Manual line-by-line review
  • AI-assisted invariant testing
  • EVM, Solana, Move coverage
  • Signed attestation included
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