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TQ Tezos – TzBTC for Tezos Foundation

Tezos Foundation requested that Least Authority perform a security audit of TzBTC, a BTC-backed token on Tezos. TzBTC enables the compliant issuance of a fully Bitcoin-backed token on the Tezos blockchain while aiming to eradicate the risks of a single-point-of-failure. This is achieved by dividing the various tasks into keyholders

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Ethereum 2.0 Specifications

The Least Authority team recently completed our audit of the Ethereum 2.0 Specifications. Read our full report here.  Ethereum 2.0 will be a significant network upgrade and is set to take place in 3 distinct phases—Phase 0: Beacon Chain, Phase 1: Shard Chains, and Phase 2: Execution Environments. It is

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TRON Protocol

TRON has requested that Least Authority perform a security audit of their TRON Protocol, including the following components: TRON Protocol Blockchain-based operating systems that aims to offer scalable, high-availability and high-throughput support that underlies all the decentralized applications in the TRON ecosystem. TRON Virtual Machine (TVM) Allows users to develop

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MetaMask – Plugin System + LavaMoat

ConsenSys AG has requested that Least Authority perform a security audit of MetaMask, a browser extension that enables interaction with applications built on Ethereum. MetaMask allows users to browse the web and interact with Ethereum applications, sign messages and transactions, and securely manage and store their private keys and assets. 

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MetaMask – Permissions System + CapNode

ConsenSys AG has requested that Least Authority perform a security audit of MetaMask, a browser extension that enables interaction with applications built on Ethereum. MetaMask allows users to browse the web and interact with Ethereum applications, sign messages and transactions, and securely manage and store their private keys and assets.

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Our Audit of Ethereum Foundation’s Node Discovery Protocol

This summer, Least Authority was hired to audit the Ethereum 2.0 node discovery protocol. We enjoyed diving into the protocol, and found some issues that were really interesting to model and test. Read the full report here.  Proof of Identity The audit went smoothly and we were able to quickly

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Ethereum – Node Discovery Protocol

The Ethereum Foundation requested that Least Authority perform a security audit of the next generation Node Discovery Protocol being developed for the Ethereum P2P network stack. The following components were considered in scope:  Node Discovery Protocol v5 – Specification Node Discovery Protocol v5 – Theory Node Discovery Protocol v5 –

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