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Access Control Role
Access Control Role is permissions such as minter or pauser assigned to addresses in a contract.
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Contracts, approvals, signatures, dApps, and permission risks — never sign what you do not understand.
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Bytecode
Bytecode is compiled contract code deployed on-chain.
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Composable Protocol
Composable Protocol is protocols designed to call each other, which can amplify systemic risk.
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Constructor Argument
Constructor Argument is parameters set when a contract is deployed, sometimes encoding owner addresses.
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Contract ABI
Contract ABI is the interface description wallets use to encode and decode contract calls.
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DApp
DApp is a decentralized application UI that talks to smart contracts through a wallet.
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Decentralized Autonomous Organization
Decentralized Autonomous Organization is an organization that uses tokens and on-chain votes to govern shared resources.
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Flash Loan
Flash Loan is an uncollateralized loan borrowed and repaid in one transaction, used in both arb and exploits.
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Flash Loan Attack
Flash Loan Attack is using flash liquidity to manipulate markets or protocol logic within one transaction.
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Governance Attack
Governance Attack is acquiring enough voting power to pass harmful proposals or drain treasuries.
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Governance Proposal
Governance Proposal is a formal proposal for protocol changes voted on by token holders or delegates.
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Immutable Contract
Immutable Contract is a contract without upgrade paths; immutability does not mean the design is safe.
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Implementation Contract
Implementation Contract is the logic contract behind a proxy that may be replaced in upgradeable systems.
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Malicious Contract
Malicious Contract is a smart contract intentionally designed to trap funds or steal approvals.
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Multisig Governance
Multisig Governance is protocol control held by a multisignature committee rather than fully on-chain voting.
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Oracle Manipulation
Oracle Manipulation is attacking price or data feeds to make contracts misprice assets.
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Permissionless Interaction
Permissionless Interaction is anyone can call public contract functions if they pay fees and meet conditions.
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Proxy Contract
Proxy Contract is a contract that delegates calls to an implementation address.
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Reentrancy
Reentrancy is a bug class where external calls re-enter a contract before state updates finish.
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Smart Contract
Smart Contract is program code stored on a blockchain that executes when transactions call it.
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Smart Contract Audit
Smart Contract Audit is a scoped security review of contract code that reduces but does not eliminate risk.
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Timelock Controller
Timelock Controller is a delay mechanism requiring waiting before admin actions execute.
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Upgradeable Contract
Upgradeable Contract is a contract pattern that can change logic via admin-controlled upgrades.
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Verified Source Mismatch
Verified Source Mismatch is when UI labels do not match the actual contract you are interacting with.
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Wallet Signature Request
Wallet Signature Request is a prompt asking you to sign typed data or a transaction — read it carefully.
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Web3
Web3 is a marketing umbrella for wallet-connected apps using blockchains and smart contracts.
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