The Ethereum Basis Bug Bounty Program is among the earliest and longest operating applications of its sort. It was launched in 2015 and focused the Ethereum PoW mainnet and associated software program. In 2020, a second Bug Bounty Program for the brand new Proof-of-Stake Consensus Layer was launched, operating alongside the unique Bug Bounty Program.
The break up of those applications is historic because of the manner the Proof-of-Stake Consensus Layer was architected individually and in parallel to the present Execution Layer (contained in the PoW chain). For the reason that launch of the Beacon Chain in December of 2020, the technical structure between the Execution Layer and the Consensus Layer has been distinct, aside from the deposit contract, so the 2 bug bounty applications have remained separated.
In mild of the approaching Merge, at the moment we’re completely satisfied to announce that these two applications have been efficiently merged by the superior ethereum.org staff, and that the max bounty reward has been considerably elevated!
Merge (of the Bug Bounty Applications) ✨
With The Merge approaching, the 2 beforehand disparate bug bounty applications have been merged into one.
Because the Execution Layer and Consensus Layer turn out to be increasingly interconnected, it’s more and more priceless to mix the safety efforts of those layers. There are already a number of efforts being organized by consumer groups and the neighborhood to additional enhance information and experience throughout the 2 layers. Unifying the Bounty Program will additional enhance visibility and coordination efforts on figuring out and mitigating vulnerabilities.
Elevated Rewards 💰
The max reward of the Bounty Program is now $250,000 (paid out in ETH or DAI) for vulnerabilities in scope. Upgrades dwell on public testnets and focused for a Mainnet launch are additionally scope, and rewards are doubled throughout this time, which signifies that the max reward is $500,000 throughout these durations!
In complete, this marks a 10x enhance from the earlier most payout on Consensus Layer bounties and a 20x enhance from the earlier max payout on Execution Layer bounties.
Influence Measurement 💥
The Bug Bounty Program is primarily targeted on securing the bottom layer of the Ethereum Community. With this in thoughts, the impression of a vulnerability is in direct correlation to the impression on the community as an entire.
Whereas, for instance, a Denial of Service vulnerability present in a consumer being utilized by <1% of the community will surely trigger points for the customers of this consumer, it will have the next impression on the Ethereum Community if the identical vulnerability existed in a consumer utilized by >30% of the community.
Visibility 👀
Along with the merge of the bounty applications and enhance of the max reward, a number of steps have been taken to make clear how you can report vulnerabilities.
Github Safety
Repositories similar to ethereum/consensus-specs and ethereum/go-ethereum now include data on how you can report vulnerabilities in SECURITY.md information.
safety.txt
safety.txt is carried out and comprises details about how you can report vulnerabilities. The file itself may be discovered right here.
DNS Safety TXT
DNS Safety TXT is carried out and comprises details about how you can report vulnerabilities. This entry may be seen by operating dig _security.ethereum.org TXT.
How are you going to get began? 🔨
With 9 totally different shoppers written in numerous languages, Solidity, the Specs, and the deposit sensible contract all inside the scope of the bounty program, there’s a a lot for bounty hunters to dig into.
In the event you’re searching for some concepts of the place to begin your bug searching journey, check out the beforehand reported vulnerabilities. This was final up to date in March and comprises all of the reported vulnerabilities we have now on file, up till the Altair community improve.
We’re trying ahead to your studies! 🐛
