Secured #4: Bug Bounty Rewards now up to $250,000 USD

The Ethereum Basis Bug Bounty Program is without doubt one of the earliest and longest working packages of its variety. 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, working 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 prevailing 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 gentle of the approaching Merge, as we speak we’re pleased 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 Packages) ✨

With The Merge approaching, the 2 beforehand disparate bug bounty packages have been merged into one.

Because the Execution Layer and Consensus Layer turn into increasingly interconnected, it’s more and more precious to mix the safety efforts of those layers. There are already a number of efforts being organized by shopper groups and the neighborhood to additional enhance data 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 $250,000 (paid out in ETH or DAI) for vulnerabilities in scope. Upgrades reside on public testnets and focused for a Mainnet launch are additionally scope, and rewards are doubled throughout this time, which implies that the max reward is$

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.

Impression Measurement 💥

The Bug Bounty Program is primarily centered on securing the bottom layer of the Ethereum Community. With this in thoughts, the affect of a vulnerability is in direct correlation to the affect on the community as a complete.

Whereas, for instance, a Denial of Service vulnerability present in a shopper being utilized by <1% of the community will surely trigger points for the customers of this shopper, it could have the next affect on the Ethereum Community if the identical vulnerability existed in a shopper utilized by >30% of the community.

Visibility 👀

Along with the merge of the bounty packages and enhance of the max reward, a number of steps have been taken to make clear how one can report vulnerabilities.

Github Safety

Repositories reminiscent of ethereum/consensus-specs and ethereum/go-ethereum now include info on how one can report vulnerabilities in SECURITY.md recordsdata.

safety.txt

security.txt is carried out and comprises details about how one can report vulnerabilities. The file itself can be found here.

DNS Safety TXT

DNS Security TXT is carried out and comprises details about how one can report vulnerabilities. This entry may be seen by working dig _security.ethereum.org TXT.

How will you get began? 🔨

With 9 totally different purchasers written in varied languages, Solidity, the Specs, and the deposit good contract all throughout the scope of the bounty program, there’s a a lot for bounty hunters to dig into.

For those who’re on the lookout for some concepts of the place to begin your bug looking journey, check out the previously 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 wanting ahead to your studies! 🐛