invariant-analysis

To extract protocol invariants from smart contract code, analyze the code and documentation to identify explicit conditions and infer implicit invariants from code flow. This process maps state variable relationships to establish conditions that must always hold true within the protocol.

Finding violation paths involves simulating scenarios to break smart contract invariants, including single-function, multi-function, state transition, and edge-case violations. This systematic exploration uncovers potential vulnerabilities by testing if critical protocol conditions can be violated.

Yes, you can use invariant analysis to audit DeFi lending protocols by verifying that conditions like totalBorrowed <= totalDeposited * utilizationCap cannot be broken. This prevents users from borrowing more than is available or allowed, ensuring protocol security.

Yes, invariant analysis applies to security auditing and vulnerability discovery in DeFi, NFTs, and other blockchain protocols. It requires code analysis, state variable relationship mapping, and simulation of violation scenarios to identify potential security issues across various protocol types.

Protocol invariant analysis requires thorough code analysis, state variable relationship mapping, and violation scenario simulation. It is limited by the accuracy of extracting both explicit and implicit invariants, and may not cover all edge-case violations if the documentation or code flow is incomplete.