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Blockchain Pentesting

Blockchain penetration testing, also known as blockchain pentesting, is a method to test blockchain applications and find security vulnerabilities. It involves gathering information, testing and discovering vulnerabilities, attempting exploitation, and producing a report. Companies use blockchain pentesting services like Quillaudit to identify security flaws and ensure their blockchain applications and networks are secure. Quillaudit's pentesting process involves four phases: information gathering and threat modeling, testing/discovery, exploitation, and reporting. This helps identify weaknesses that can then be addressed.

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Blockchain Pentesting

Blockchain penetration testing, also known as blockchain pentesting, is a method to test blockchain applications and find security vulnerabilities. It involves gathering information, testing and discovering vulnerabilities, attempting exploitation, and producing a report. Companies use blockchain pentesting services like Quillaudit to identify security flaws and ensure their blockchain applications and networks are secure. Quillaudit's pentesting process involves four phases: information gathering and threat modeling, testing/discovery, exploitation, and reporting. This helps identify weaknesses that can then be addressed.

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In every industry, which is being chronically affected by cybersecurity risks and

breaches, the adoption of blockchain technology is increasing manifold. It is


applied in a wide range of use cases. The main reason for its popularity lies in
the data security backed by immutable smart contracts. In the security assessment
process, various techniques like blockchain penetration testing are used. In this
blog, we will explore more about Blockchain Penetration testing.

There are many things to know about blockchain and cryptocurrencies out there. Most
importantly, we must never forget how important it is to secure these new systems
that will be used by the masses in the coming years. Penetration testing is one way
to help secure your blockchain applications in the present and is ever so valuable
as a means of proactively adding another layer of protection against outside
forces. But first, let’s take a look at what exactly penetration testing is and how
it can operate in order to secure the increasingly popular blockchain technology
even further.
What is Blockchain Pentesting?

A blockchain is a distributed database that is open to anyone. On top of that, it’s


decentralized and transparent. In this way, setting up a blockchain is a
revolutionary way to keep track of data. However, it is also a very complex and new
idea that is still being tested and has many loopholes. Blockchain pentesting is a
way to test blockchain apps & It finding security loopholes in the data entry and
theft of information. The overall objective of the engagement is to help you test
blockchain application resiliency, which will demonstrate its weaknesses and allow
our security professionals to offer you a recommended solution for the identified
issues.
How Quillaudit does Blockchain Penetration Testing?

Quillaudit divided the penetration testing into the following phases:

Phase 1: Information Gathering and Threat Modelling

Information gathering and threat modeling have come to be a key part of modern
information security. Information gathering is defined as the process of picking
apart and analyzing any data, hard drive, or network, on a target so one can
understand what the target is, who uses it and how they use it (i.e. which features
they most frequently access). Threat modeling involves using the information
gathered to accurately model or map out the activities of a target in an effort to
predict possible threats before they happen. As you might imagine when used
effectively, threat modeling helps defend against possible future attacks on a host
based on its past history.

This Step Includes:

Understanding Blockchain Application(Whether its centralized or Dapp) architecture


Finding & mapping threat entry points
Using OSINT to Collect all publicly available data on potential exploits more
importantly we collect public information about the app with this
Setting objectives for conducting security testing
Checking Compliance readiness
Setting up the testing environment
Using Passive analysis to find any potential publicly available sensitive
information
Phase 2: Testing/Discovery

In this phase, we use the data acquired in the first phase to play out the active
security testing of your application to decide its security level estimated against
best practices and industry guidelines.
This phase includes:

API Security Testing


Integrity Assessment
Vulnerability Assessment
Functional & Business Logic Error Testing
The approach of Automatic and Manual DApp Security Analysis
Static and Dynamic Testing
Documentation of Discovered vulnerabilities
Phase 3: Exploitation

This step is to identify points of entry or possible security flaws. This can be
done manually by going through a list of common vulnerabilities and checking if
they apply to your product by testing things such as Oauth-related Vulnerabilities,
Cryptography, SQL Injection, XSS, etc. The exploitation phase involves getting
sensitive information at every opportunity. This data often contains personal
details which can be used in other later phases.

This phase includes:

Verifying Security Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities


Exploiting Security Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities
Application Penetration Testing the above two points are basically the explanation
of App pentesting
Phase 4: Reporting :

In this phase, the pentester must do it all! Monitoring everything they do,
especially during the discovery and exploitation process. They’re analyzing every
detail and step in providing a report that highlights what was used to successfully
penetrate the dApp as well as any security weaknesses and other pertinent
information discovered. They’re taking each issue into detail, as well as mapping
out steps to mitigate the vulnerability.

This phase includes:

Review and Document Discoveries


Prepare a Report which consists of steps to mitigate the vulnerability
Why did you choose Quillaudit for Blockchain Pentesting?

Penetration testing can help you get a better sense of the security posture of your
network and help you determine flaws that might have gone unnoticed.
Many blockchain companies are paying a high priority to security and are aware that
security vulnerabilities must be detected and patched
Quillaudit offers an on-demand, customized approach to help you address each
potential risk.
Security is not a one-size-fits-all solution and it depends on what type of
security you need.
Our security experts know their stuff when it comes to securing blockchains,
cryptocurrencies, and apps both centralized and decentralized.
With us, our customers can rest assured that they are in safe hands! Sometimes we
test the app itself, sometimes just the blockchain (if used) with what’s known as
security or ethical hacking.
You’ll always be kept up to date thanks to our real-time updates about
vulnerabilities. Thus, you can get on to patching them ASAP.
Thanks for reading. Also, do check out our earlier blog posts.

About QuillAudits
QuillAudits is a secure smart contract audits platform designed by QuillHash
Technologies.
It is an auditing platform that rigorously analyzes and verifies smart contracts to
check for security vulnerabilities through effective manual review with static and
dynamic analysis tools, gas analysers as well as simulators. Moreover, the audit
process also includes extensive unit testing as well as structural analysis.
We conduct both smart contract audits and penetration tests to find potential
security vulnerabilities which might harm the platform’s integrity.
For further discussion and queries on the same topic, join the discussion on
Telegram group of QuillHash —
https://t.me/quillhash

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