Web3 Developer — Web3 Security & Auditing
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Laying the Groundwork - **Description:** This day introduces the core concepts of Web3 and blockchain technology. You'll learn what Web3 is, how it differs from Web2, and the fundamentals of blockchain, including distributed ledgers, decentralization, immutability, and cryptography (briefly). No coding yet, just foundational knowledge. - **Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcomes:** Understanding of what Web3 and blockchain are at a conceptual level; knowledge of key blockchain principles.
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The Building Blocks - **Description:** Dive into the basics of cryptography, focusing on concepts relevant to Web3 security. You will learn about hashing algorithms, their properties, and how they contribute to blockchain security. Introduce the concept of public and private keys, and how they relate to digital signatures. - **Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcomes:** Grasping the basics of cryptographic principles like hashing and key pairs. Understanding their applications within blockchain security.
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Writing Your First Contract - **Description:** Get introduced to Smart Contracts and the Solidity programming language. Learn the basic syntax, data types, and control structures of Solidity. Write a simple "Hello, World!" smart contract using a web-based IDE like Remix. - **Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcomes:** Ability to write and deploy a simple Smart Contract in Solidity; understanding of the basic Solidity syntax.
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Initial Vulnerabilities - **Description:** This day covers the most common smart contract vulnerabilities. Study the main security attack vectors with a focus on examples. This includes Reentrancy attacks, integer overflows/underflows, and common pitfalls. - **Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcomes:** Awareness of common Smart Contract vulnerabilities; understanding of how to detect potential security issues.
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First steps with security testing - **Description:** Begin to learn about the process of smart contract auditing, and the role of auditors. Overview of tools that can be used. - **Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcomes:** Introduction to the smart contract auditing process and the roles of tools.
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Static Analysis and Automated Tests - **Description:** Deep dive into Static Analysis and Automated tests to analyze the vulnerabilities of a smart contract. Understand how to run these, and analyze their outputs. - **Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcomes:** Ability to run static analysis tools and review their outputs; ability to perform simple tests.
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Continuing your learning journey. - **Description:** Review everything you've learned over the week. Prepare and list the next steps needed to become proficient in Web3 security and auditing. - **Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcomes:** Clear understanding of what was learned; identifying areas for improvement, planning for further studies.
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