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Obyte

Obyte is a distributed ledger based on directed acyclic graph (DAG) and is without middlemen. Unlike centralized ledgers and blockchains, access to the Obyte ledger is decentralized, disintermediated, free (as in freedom), equal, and open.

Obyte
Blockchain
L1
Wallet
JavaScript
Maximum Bounty
$50,000
Live Since
01 December 2020
Last Updated
28 October 2024
  • PoC required

Rewards

Obyte provides rewards in GBYTE, BTC, USDT, denominated in USD.

Rewards by Threat Level

Blockchain/DLT
Critical
Max: $50,000Min: $2,500
Primacy of Rules
High
Flat: $2,000
Primacy of Rules
Medium
Flat: $1,000
Primacy of Rules
Critical Reward Calculation

Reward amount is % of the funds directly affected, capped at the maximum critical reward of:

$50,000

Minimum reward to discourage security researchers from withholding a bug report:

$2,500
The reward is dependent on the ratio between the funds at risk, which includes all affected projects on top of the respective blockchain/DLT, and the market cap according to the average between CoinMarketCap.com and CoinGecko.com, calculated at the time the bug report is submitted.
Smart Contract
Critical
Flat: $2,500
Primacy of Rules
High
Flat: $2,000
Primacy of Rules
Medium
Flat: $1,000
Primacy of Rules
Critical Reward Calculation

Mainnet assets:

Reward amount is % of the funds directly affected up to a maximum of:

$2,500
Websites and Applications
Critical
Flat: $2,500
Primacy of Rules
High
Flat: $2,000
Primacy of Rules
Medium
Flat: $1,000
Primacy of Rules

Rewards are distributed according to the impact the vulnerability could otherwise cause based on the Impacts in Scope table further below.

Repeatable Attack Limitations

Given that the reward for High is flat, there is no distinction between a one-time attack and an attack that is repeated and the reward stays the same.

Restrictions on Security Researcher Eligibility

Security researchers who fall under any of the following are ineligible for a reward:

  • Compensated team members of the Obyte Foundation
  • Employees and team members of third-party suppliers to an Obyte Foundation affiliate that operate in a technical capacity and have assets covered in this bug bounty program

Reward Calculation for Critical Level Reports

For Blockchain/DLT bug reports, in order to qualify for the reward of USD 50 000, the bug reported must be able to cause unrecoverable total network shutdown of the entire Obyte network or allow the unpermitted execution of transactions from accounts of other users without their private keys. All other critical bug reports are capped at a flat rate of USD 2 500.

Other Restrictions

For all impacts directly involving funds being lost, the minimum impact is USD 1 000. Anything below is considered out-of-scope.

The web/app impacts of “Stealing User Cookies” and “Bypassing Authentication” are only accepted if they result in a loss of at least USD 1 000. The web/app impact of “Ability to execute system commands” is only accepted if the actions are done as root.

Poc Requirements All web and app bug reports must come with a PoC. All bug reports submitted without PoC will be rejected with instructions to provide PoC.

Payouts are handled by the Obyte Foundation directly and are denominated in USD. The payout can be completed in GBYTE, BTC, or USDT.

Program Overview

Obyte is a distributed ledger based on directed acyclic graph (DAG) and is without middlemen. Unlike centralized ledgers and blockchains, access to the Obyte ledger is decentralized, disintermediated, free (as in freedom), equal, and open.

The Obyte Foundation is interested in securing their network, their core library, their GUI wallet, and some of their autonomous agents (smart contracts that operate completely independently). Primary areas of concern are around loss of user funds, DoS(not DDoS), and total network shutdown.

Primacy of Impact vs Primacy of Rules

Obyte adheres to the Primacy of Rules, which means that the whole bug bounty program is run strictly under the terms stated in this page.

KYC not required

No KYC information is required for payout processing.

Proof of Concept

Proof of concept is always required for all severities.

Responsible Publication

Category 3: Approval Required

Prohibited Activities

Default prohibited activities
  • Any testing on mainnet or public testnet deployed code; all testing should be done on local-forks of either public testnet or mainnet
  • Any testing with pricing oracles or third-party smart contracts
  • Attempting phishing or other social engineering attacks against our employees and/or customers
  • Any testing with third-party systems and applications (e.g. browser extensions) as well as websites (e.g. SSO providers, advertising networks)
  • Any denial of service attacks that are executed against project assets
  • Automated testing of services that generates significant amounts of traffic
  • Public disclosure of an unpatched vulnerability in an embargoed bounty
  • Any other actions prohibited by the Immunefi Rules

Feasibility Limitations

The project may be receiving reports that are valid (the bug and attack vector are real) and cite assets and impacts that are in scope, but there may be obstacles or barriers to executing the attack in the real world. In other words, there is a question about how feasible the attack really is. Conversely, there may also be mitigation measures that projects can take to prevent the impact of the bug, which are not feasible or would require unconventional action and hence, should not be used as reasons for downgrading a bug's severity.

Therefore, Immunefi has developed a set of feasibility limitation standards which by default states what security researchers, as well as projects, can or cannot cite when reviewing a bug report.

Severity
Min. - Max.
Critical
$2.5k -$50k
High
$2k
Medium
$1k
Total paid

4.6k from 4 paid reports

Med. Resolution Time
4 hours
Total Assets in Scope
4