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Polkadot and Substrate Smart Contract Audit

Security review for Polkadot and Substrate projects, including Substrate pallets, runtime modules, ink! contracts, XCM integrations, and chain-specific attack paths.

Polkadot and Substrate audit focus

A Polkadot and Substrate smart contract audit should review code behavior and the execution model that surrounds it. CTDSEC checks how the protocol manages assets, state transitions, authorities, external calls, upgrades, and network-specific assumptions.

The review starts with the frozen commit and then follows the paths that can affect user funds, protocol solvency, governance execution, bridge safety, and emergency controls.

RuntimeWASM runtime and Substrate
LanguagesRust, ink!
FrameworksSubstrate, ink!, XCM
Primary intentpolkadot and substrate smart contract audit

Network-Specific Security Considerations

Important Polkadot and Substrate review points that generic checklists often miss.

  • runtime upgrades and privileged origins
  • pallet storage, weights, and hooks
  • XCM message execution and asset handling
  • ink! contract storage and cross-contract calls

Typical Audit Targets

Common Polkadot and Substrate systems that need manual security review.

  • Substrate pallets
  • runtime modules
  • ink! contracts
  • XCM integrations
  • staking and governance logic

Smart Contract Audit FAQ

Short answers for teams preparing an audit scope.

What makes a Polkadot and Substrate audit different?

Polkadot and Substrate uses WASM runtime and Substrate, so the audit needs to account for runtime upgrades and privileged origins and pallet storage, weights, and hooks.

Which Polkadot and Substrate contracts can CTDSEC review?

CTDSEC can review Substrate pallets, runtime modules, ink! contracts, XCM integrations, staking and governance logic when the codebase, documentation, tests, and deployment assumptions are available.

Does CTDSEC only audit Polkadot and Substrate?

No. CTDSEC audits smart contracts across many ecosystems and keeps chain-specific pages connected to the broader smart contract audit process.

Request a Polkadot and Substrate smart contract audit

Send the repository, target network, language, documentation, and timeline so CTDSEC can scope the review accurately.

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