FUZZING

8 articles tagged "fuzzing"

2025-01-15·12 min read

Why Invariant Testing Matters for DeFi Security

Unit tests check what you think of. Invariant tests check what you don't. Here's why every DeFi protocol needs invariant testing and how it has saved millions in real engagements.

By Alex
invariant-testingdefi-securitysmart-contracts
2025-02-10·12 min read

How We Found Real Vulnerabilities with Fuzzing

A technical deep-dive into real vulnerabilities we've found through fuzzing, from critical accounting bugs to subtle rounding exploits. Includes the properties that caught them.

By Antonio
fuzzingvulnerabilitiessmart-contract-security
2025-02-05·12 min read

Property Design Patterns for DeFi Lending Protocols

A practical catalog of invariant property patterns for lending protocols — from solvency and utilization bounds to liquidation health checks — with Solidity code for each.

By Nican0r
invariant-testingproperty-based-testingfuzzing
2025-02-20·11 min read

Echidna vs Medusa: A Practical Comparison for Security Researchers

A hands-on comparison of Echidna and Medusa for smart contract fuzzing. We cover performance, configuration, corpus management, and when to choose each tool.

By Antonio
echidnamedusafuzzing
2025-03-10·10 min read

5 Smart Contract Vulnerabilities That Unit Tests Will Never Catch

Unit tests check what you expect. But the most dangerous vulnerabilities hide in the unexpected — cross-function reentrancy, rounding accumulation, and more. Here are five categories unit tests will never catch.

By Alex
smart-contract-securityinvariant-testingfuzzing
2025-03-25·8 min read

How to Set Up Continuous Security Testing with CI/CD and Fuzzing

Stop treating security as a one-time audit. Learn how to integrate Chimera-based fuzzing into your CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions so every pull request gets fuzzed automatically.

By Kn0t
fuzzingchimera-frameworkcoverage-guided-fuzzing
2025-05-06·9 min read

Stateful Fuzzing Explained: Why Sequence Matters in Smart Contract Testing

Most smart contract bugs only manifest after a specific sequence of transactions. Stateful fuzzing explores these sequences automatically — here is how it works and why it matters.

By Antonio
stateful-fuzzingfuzzingproperty-based-testing
2025-06-03·12 min read

From Zero to Fuzzing: A Beginner's Guide to the Chimera Framework

A hands-on beginner tutorial for the Chimera framework. Go from an empty project to running invariant tests with Foundry, Echidna, and Medusa — no prior fuzzing experience required.

By Kn0t
chimera-frameworkfuzzinginvariant-testing

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