ackee-blockchain / solana-auditors-bootcamp

Learn to audit Solana programs and help secure the ecosystem. Take your security practices to the next level and get certified by Ackee Blockchain Security. It's free, too.

Solana Auditors Bootcamp

Learn to audit Solana programs and help secure the ecosystem. Take your security practices to the next level and get certified by Ackee Blockchain Security. It's free, too.

Solana Auditors Bootcamp 2024:

• 100% free
• 7 weeks, online & in English
• Starting on Aug 14
• Supported by Solana Foundation

What can I expect during the course?

Week #	Lecture	Task
Week 1	Advanced Anchor	-
Week 2	Integration Tests and Unit Tests	-
Week 3	Fuzzing with Trident I	Fuzzing with Trident
Week 4	Fuzzing with Trident II	-
Week 5	Security Best Practices	Capture the Flag Challenge
Week 6	Common Vulnerability Vectors	-
Week 7	Graduation Ceremony	-

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What to prepare?

Note

We also prepared Docker Image with all required dependencies already installled, see below.

Manual Setup

Setup	Description	Version	How to Install
Windows subsystem for Linux(WSL)	optional but highly recommended	2.0	Instructions
Solana tool suite	-	1.18.18	Instructions
Anchor framework	-	0.30.1	Instructions
Honggfuzz	-	0.5.56	Instructions

Note

For step by step guide follow Manual Setup

Docker Image

Tip

Install Docker You can check this guide Install Docker Engine

Important

To use the pre-built Docker image for this course, you can pull the image from Docker Hub:

docker pull ackeexyz/solana-auditors-bootcamp:v1

Then run the following command. This will create new container.

docker run -it --name solana-auditors-bootcamp -p 8899:8899 -p 9900:9900 -p 8000:8000 -p 8080:8080 ackeexyz/solana-auditors-bootcamp:v1

Then visit the following url

http://localhost:8080/

When you want to continue work inside the Docker Image, use

docker start solana-auditors-bootcamp

and again visit the URL. To stop the Image, use

docker stop solana-auditors-bootcamp

It is also possible to start/stop the Imagre from the Docker Desktop GUI.

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How to participate?

• You can participate by sending an application: Solana Auditors Bootcamp

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How to get certified?

You can obtain an Ackee Blockchain NFT certificate as a validation of your acquired skills if you fulfill the following: ‍

1. Fuzz a Solana program (details shared in week 3)
2. Pass certain levels of our capture the flag challenge (details shared in week 5)

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Join Discord

Join our Discord which we will use as the main communication channel.