CLEARANCE VS. TRADITIONAL AUDITS

Real projects. Real findings. What traditional audits certify, Clearance evaluates further.

PROJECT + EXTERNAL AUDIT

TRD Network
ETH · 2025-07-08
CertiK, SolidProof, Coinsult

TRD claims Triple Audited. CertiK: TRD.sol+Presale.sol, 0 Critical, 2 Centralization acknowledged. SolidProof: TRD.sol only, TrustNet 73.85, ownership NOT renounced, 1 Low pending. Coinsult: Not audited (page shows Not audited/Not verified).

trdn.io

CLEARANCE — 31 FUNCTIONS (25 FULL + 6 AI)

F01: FAIL — Contract Integrity | Source not verified on explorer, audit check (SolidProof/Coinsult) did not find audit
F02: FAIL — Access Control | Cannot fetch ABI (unverified)
F03: FAIL — LP Lock | No on-chain LP lock detected. Liquidity can be removed at any time.
F07: FAIL — Disclosure | Missing security headers: HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection
F14: FAIL — Dependency Audit | No CBOM or npm audit documented
F19: FAIL — Invalidation | No pause/kill switch or emergency invalidation documented
 
VERDICT: DENIED

WHY CLEARANCE FOUND ISSUES

Clearance evaluated TRD Network against 16 functions. Traditional audits (CertiK, SolidProof) focus on smart contract code. Clearance evaluates operational reality: LP lock (F03) — no on-chain lock detected; Disclosure (F07) — trdn.io missing security headers; Dependencies (F14) — no CBOM or npm audit; Invalidation (F19) — no pause/kill switch documented. Coinsult page shows Not audited despite TRD claiming Triple Audited. SolidProof audited only the token contract; other contracts were not audited.

PROJECT + EXTERNAL AUDIT

ESCAPE
ETH · 2025-08-15
Hacken, SolidProof, Coinsult

ESCAPE links 3 auditors. Hacken: SCA Jul2025, 2 Observation resolved. SolidProof: KYC only — No Audits performed (TrustNet 80). Coinsult: Not audited.

escapehub.ai

CLEARANCE — 31 FUNCTIONS (25 FULL + 6 AI)

F01: FAIL — Contract Integrity | Source not verified, audit check (SolidProof/Coinsult) did not find audit
F02: FAIL — Access Control | Cannot fetch ABI (unverified)
F03: FAIL — LP Lock | No LP lock evidence in scope, no on-chain lock detected
F07: FAIL — Disclosure | Missing security headers: HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, CSP, X-XSS-Protection
F19: FAIL — Invalidation | No pause/kill switch documented
 
VERDICT: DENIED

WHY CLEARANCE FOUND ISSUES

Clearance evaluated ESCAPE against 16 functions. Hacken audited the token contract (2 Observation resolved). SolidProof: KYC only — no contract audit. Coinsult: Not audited. Clearance found: no LP lock (F03), missing security headers (F07), no pause/kill switch (F19), no dependency audit (F14 pending). Code audit ≠ operational readiness.

PROJECT + EXTERNAL AUDIT

Datai Network
ETH · 2025-01-09
CertiK

CertiK: Audit in progress, Remediating Findings 99%, Final Report Delivered 1/9/2025. Team Verification: No, KYC: No. Coinsult: Not audited.

datai.network

CLEARANCE — 31 FUNCTIONS (25 FULL + 6 AI)

F01: FAIL — Contract Integrity | Source not verified, audit check did not find audit
F02: FAIL — Access Control | Cannot fetch ABI (unverified)
F03: FAIL — LP Lock | No LP lock evidence, no on-chain lock detected
F05: FAIL — Business Logic | No slippage protection mentioned for trading/DEX
F07: FAIL — Disclosure | Missing security headers: HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, CSP, X-XSS-Protection
F19: FAIL — Invalidation | No pause/kill switch documented
 
VERDICT: DENIED

WHY CLEARANCE FOUND ISSUES

Clearance evaluated Datai Network against 16 functions. CertiK audit in progress (99% remediating); Coinsult Not audited. Clearance found: no LP lock (F03), missing security headers (F07), no pause/kill switch (F19), no slippage protection mentioned (F05). Code audit ≠ operational readiness.

PROJECT + EXTERNAL AUDIT

Aethir
ETH · 2024-03-11
CertiK

CertiK Skynet: smart contract audit (ATH token & ecosystem contracts). Team verification varies per dashboard. Token ATH: 0xbe0Ed4138121EcFC5c0E56B40517da27E6c5226B (Ethereum).

aethir.com

CLEARANCE — 31 FUNCTIONS (25 FULL + 6 AI)

F01: PASS — [Preverdict Compare] Verified on explorer + external audit cited in scope (CertiK)
F02: FAIL — Access Control | ACTIVE ownership with privileged functions (e.g. mint) per ABI
F03: PASS — [Preverdict Compare] LP/locker cited in scope (on-chain simple check may still miss LP-token locks)
F04: PASS — [Preverdict Compare] Team/docs signals in scope
F05: FAIL — Business Logic | No slippage protection mentioned for trading/DEX
F06: PENDING — Oracle/pricing requires manual review
F07: PASS — [Preverdict Compare] Documentation in scope; some security headers still missing on site
F08: PASS — Deployment Safety
F14: PASS — Dependency audit mentioned in scope
F15: PASS — Upgrade mechanism
F16: PENDING — Timelock/governance
F18: PENDING — PQC readiness
F19: PASS — Emergency/pause narrative in scope (showcase tier)
F20: PASS — SPOF / team signals
F21: PENDING — Key management
F25: PENDING — Sunset/exit
 
VERDICT: CONDITIONAL

WHY CLEARANCE FOUND ISSUES

Preverdict Compare (showcase tier): evaluates the same function set with relaxed rules in preverdict-compare/ — e.g. F01 accepts CertiK cited in scope when source is verified; F03/F04/F07 use scope-based signals. Production Clearance strict would differ (e.g. F01 APIs SolidProof/Coinsult only; F02 may still FAIL on mint with active owner). Aethir: enterprise GPU compute, ATH token, CertiK audit on Skynet. Remaining gaps: access control findings (F02), slippage/DEX narrative (F05), pending ops items.

PROJECT + EXTERNAL AUDIT

Gumroad (e-commerce)
N/A ·
Public policies & documentation (no single third-party auditor)

Digital products and memberships: help center, terms, privacy, creator API, data export, integrations. Example of an online business evaluated under category ecommerce (not crypto).

gumroad.com

CLEARANCE — 31 FUNCTIONS (25 FULL + 6 AI)

F07-F24 (ecommerce subset): PASS under Preverdict Compare with full scope (documentation, legal, export, migration).
 
VERDICT: GRANTED (Preverdict Compare — showcase tier)

WHY CLEARANCE FOUND ISSUES

Any online store or SaaS can use the same flow: ecommerce or saas category without Stripe/Shopify. This row is an alternate brand for the Compare page. Relaxed engine: preverdict-compare/.

WHY THE DIFFERENCE?

Traditional audits (Hacken, CertiK, SolidProof, etc.) focus on smart contract code: vulnerabilities, reentrancy, overflow. They certify that the code, at audit time, meets certain standards.

Clearance evaluates operational reality: dependencies, processes, control mechanisms, audit bait patterns, incident readiness, vendor resilience. We ask: is this project ready to proceed as a whole, not just as code?

Both have their place. A code audit says the contract is sound. Clearance says the project is ready to move forward.

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