Secured #4: Bug Bounty Rewards now as much as $250,000 USD

The Ethereum Basis Bug Bounty Program is without doubt one of the earliest and longest operating packages of its form. 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 cut up of those packages is historic as a result of manner the Proof-of-Stake Consensus Layer was architected individually and in parallel to the present Execution Layer (contained in the PoW chain). Because the launch of the Beacon Chain in December of 2020, the technical structure between the Execution Layer and the Consensus Layer has been distinct, apart from the deposit contract, so the 2 bug bounty packages have remained separated.

In mild of the approaching Merge, in the present day we’re comfortable to announce that these two packages have been efficiently merged by the superior ethereum.org workforce, 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 packages have been merged into one.

Because the Execution Layer and Consensus Layer develop into increasingly more interconnected, it’s more and more helpful 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 improve information and experience throughout the 2 layers. Unifying the Bounty Program will additional improve visibility and coordination efforts on figuring out and mitigating vulnerabilities.

Elevated Rewards 💰

The max reward of the Bounty Program is now $250,000 (paid out in ETH or DAI) for vulnerabilities in scope. Upgrades dwell on public testnets and focused for a Mainnet launch are additionally scope, and rewards are doubled throughout this time, which signifies that the max reward is$

In whole, this marks a 10x improve from the earlier most payout on Consensus Layer bounties and a 20x improve from the earlier max payout on Execution Layer bounties.

Impression Measurement 💥

The Bug Bounty Program is primarily centered 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 a complete.

Whereas, for instance, a Denial of Service vulnerability present in a consumer being utilized by 30% of the community.

Visibility 👀

Along with the merge of the bounty packages and improve of the max reward, a number of steps have been taken to make clear the best way to report vulnerabilities.

Github Safety

Repositories akin to ethereum/consensus-specs and ethereum/go-ethereum now comprise info on the best way to report vulnerabilities in SECURITY.md recordsdata.

safety.txt

security.txt is applied and accommodates details about the best way to report vulnerabilities. The file itself can be found here.

DNS Safety TXT

DNS Security TXT is applied and accommodates details about the best way to report vulnerabilities. This entry may be seen by operating dig _security.ethereum.org TXT.

How will you get began? 🔨

With 9 completely different shoppers written in numerous languages, Solidity, the Specs, and the deposit good contract all inside the scope of the bounty program, there’s a a lot for bounty hunters to dig into.

For those who’re searching for some concepts of the place to start out your bug looking journey, check out the previously reported vulnerabilities. This was final up to date in March and accommodates all of the reported vulnerabilities we’ve got on document, up till the Altair community improve.

We’re wanting ahead to your studies! 🐛