Protocol Security Audit
Audit support for protocol teams that need review across mechanism design, contract logic, governance controls, and adversarial integration behavior.
Protocol security depends on invariants that span contracts, actors, incentives, oracle inputs, governance decisions, and chain-specific execution behavior.
CTDSEC reviews whether the system maintains its intended properties when users, keepers, liquidators, admins, and external protocols act in unexpected order or with hostile intent.
What CTDSEC reviews
The review is tailored to the target chain and codebase, but the audit always starts with assets at risk, trust boundaries, and the concrete ways the protocol can fail.
Audit focus
Protocol Security Audit with manual review, tool-assisted coverage, and remediation support.
Audit Coverage
- Protocol invariants and assets at risk
- State machines, lifecycle transitions, and emergency paths
- Governance and upgrade execution
- Economic incentives and griefing resistance
- Cross-protocol and cross-chain dependencies
- Assumptions that require monitoring after deployment
Risk Areas
- Business-logic vulnerabilities not visible to generic tools
- Governance actions that can bypass protocol constraints
- Incentive failures and griefing vectors
- Bridge, oracle, or dependency assumptions with hidden trust
- Unsafe remediation or upgrade sequences
Deliverables
- Architecture review and threat model
- Manual findings with attack narratives
- Risk prioritization for launch decisions
- Remediation notes and verification plan
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Smart Contract Audit FAQ
Short answers for teams preparing an audit scope.
What does a protocol security audit include?
It includes scope confirmation, manual code review, tool-assisted analysis where useful, severity-ranked findings, remediation guidance, and a final report for the agreed disclosure model.
Can CTDSEC review fixes after the audit?
Yes. Fix verification can be included after the team remediates reported findings, using a new commit and a clear change summary.
How do we request this audit?
Send the repository, target network, language, approximate size, timeline, and any architecture notes through the audit request form.
Ready for a focused smart contract audit?
Share your repository, target network, language, and launch timeline. CTDSEC will review the scope and respond with practical next steps.