How it works
Roles
Warden
Wardens protect the web3 ecosystem from threats by auditing code.
Judge
Judges decide the severity, validity, and quality of findings and rate the performance of wardens.
Project
Sponsors create prize pools to attract wardens to audit their projects.
Scout
Scouts focus on scoping and pre-audit intel.
Validator
Validators review and organize submissions to Code4rena’s audits.
Team Captain
Validators review and organize submissions to Code4rena’s audits.
Audit Types
Competitive
This is the standard competitive audit format on Code4rena where everyone is invited to participate and all information is open and public.
Private
This type of audit is restricted to Wardens who have met the conditions of the Code4rena Certified Contributor program, which includes a Non-Disclosure Agreement. With customizations available for your privacy needs, Code4rena can offer you an audit that is as stealthy as you’d like.
Invitational
Sponsors get the opportunity to work with top Wardens from the Code4rena community in a format that best suits their needs. When an Invitational audit is announced, a limited number of the highest-ranking Wardens who RSVP within a 48-hour window can participate in the audit.
Mitigation review
Once new code is ready for review after a Code4rena audit, the highest-performing Wardens who found the initial vulnerabilities are invited to participate in a Mitigation review. Insertions, deletions and changes are considered in scope, with these Wardens doing another pass to confirm these amendments and suitable and/or find any newly introduced vulnerabilities.