🔐 Smart Contract Security & Audits Hub
Your curated home for everything related to smart contract vulnerabilities, audit workflows, threat modelling, testnet vs mainnet issues, and real interview preparation for security-focused blockchain roles.
This page organizes all security-related AOB threads so developers, QA engineers, auditors and early-career contributors can learn deeply, avoid repeated mistakes, and understand how real teams ship secure on-chain systems.
Security Career Paths & Auditor Journey
Does becoming a smart contract auditor take more time & skill than dev?
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/does-becoming-a-smart-contract-auditor-take-more-time-and-skill-than
From QA engineer to blockchain security auditor — which skills help most?
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/from-qa-engineer-to-blockchain-security-auditor-which-skills-help-most
Failed a technical interview for a blockchain security role — need guidance
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/failed-a-technical-interview-for-a-blockchain-security-engineer-role-need
Ethical considerations of working as a smart contract developer (security ethics)
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/what-are-the-ethical-considerations-of-working-as-a-smart-contract-developer
CEI, Reentrancy & Vulnerability Patterns
CEI rule in interviews — when do you actually break it?
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/cei-rule-in-interviews-when-do-you-actually-break-it-without
How do you explain reentrancy in interviews without sounding memorized?
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/how-do-you-explain-reentrancy-in-interviews-without-sounding-like-you-memorized
Which Solidity feature is riskiest if misused with delegatecall? (Quiz)
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/quiz/which-solidity-feature-is-riskiest-if-misused-with-delegatecall
Upgradeability & Storage Conflicts
Initializer guards & storage layout confusion in upgradeable contracts
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/struggling-to-understand-initializer-guards-and-storage-conflicts-in-upgradeable-smart-contracts
Safest pattern for upgradeable contracts (Quiz)
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/quiz/whats-the-safest-pattern-for-upgradeable-contracts
Testnet vs Mainnet Differences
Why a contract works on testnet but fails on mainnet? (Quiz)
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/quiz/why-might-a-contract-work-on-testnet-but-fail-on-mainnet
When blockchain QA tests pass locally but fail on mainnet — what’s happening?
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/when-blockchain-qa-tests-pass-locally-but-fail-on-mainnet-whats
Debugging, Incident Handling & On-chain Monitoring
Hardhat debugging mistakes juniors repeat (logs vs state assumptions)
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/need-help-hardhat-debugging-mistakes-juniors-repeat-logs-vs-state-assumptions
Struggling with Hardhat debugging — missing something beyond console.log?
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/struggling-with-hardhat-debugging-am-i-missing-something-beyond-consolelog
Handling production incidents as a junior Solidity engineer
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/handling-production-incidents-as-a-junior-solidity-engineer-how-do-you
Efficient logging & monitoring in Solidity contracts
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/how-to-implement-efficient-logging-and-monitoring-in-solidity-smart-contracts-on
Threat Modelling, Security Culture & Team Dynamics
Threat modeling for juniors — testing assumptions before they break
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/threat-modeling-for-juniors-do-you-test-assumptions-before-they-break
How to write respectful bug reports in blockchain QA teams without blame
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/how-to-write-respectful-bug-reports-in-blockchain-qa-teams-without-blame
Do seniors judge too harshly in blockchain code reviews?
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/do-seniors-judge-too-harshly-in-blockchain-code-reviews
Legal & regulatory risks developers should know
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/what-legal-and-regulatory-risks-should-i-be-aware-of-as-a
Security Interview Prep & Hiring Signals
Gas optimization panic — how much should juniors care?
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/gas-optimization-panic-how-much-should-juniors-care-during-interviews
Gas pitfalls juniors mention — what interviewers actually assess
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/gas-pitfalls-juniors-mention-what-interviewers-actually-assess
What’s the usual process for a blockchain developer interview?
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/whats-the-usual-process-for-a-blockchain-developer-interview
Security PM interviews — answering questions about bug bounties & audits
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/discussion/how-to-answer-security-pm-interview-questions-on-bug-bounties-audits
Quizzes (Security Domain)
Delegatecall security risk
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/quiz/which-solidity-feature-is-riskiest-if-misused-with-delegatecall
Upgradeability safety patterns
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/quiz/whats-the-safest-pattern-for-upgradeable-contracts
Token reserve audit types
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/quiz/which-audit-confirms-token-reserves-on-chain
Reducing redundant SSTOREs (gas pattern)
👉 https://artofblockchain.club/quiz/which-gas-pattern-reduces-redundant-sstores