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Audit Preparation

Launch-Ready Means Review Ready

A checklist for assessing organizational readiness for security audits before protocol deployment.

Launch-Ready Means Review Ready

Launch Confidently. Receive Audits with Clarity.

Download our checklist for aligning security audits with organisational readiness. Built for leadership teams overseeing deployment across rollouts, staking layers, custody systems, and modular infrastructure.

What This Checklist Delivers

A structured benchmark to assess whether your protocol is positioned for a meaningful and efficient security audit:

  • Architecture finalization and ownership transparency
  • Scope definition tied to real-world risk surfaces
  • Threat model alignment across engineering and operations
  • Test suite maturity and validation coverage
  • Governance and deployment clarity across roles and responsibilities

For Launch-Stage Organizations Operating at Scale

This guide is designed for:

  • Teams finalizing scope and preparing for audits
  • Founders and product leads managing technical delivery
  • Engineering orgs aligning development with audit milestones

About Cantina

Cantina works with leading DeFi protocols and institutions to deliver structured security audits aligned to launch velocity. Our engagements span full-scope assessments across smart contracts, governance systems, operational risk, and infrastructure.

This checklist captures best practices observed in production-stage launches across complex architectures.

Need Structured Support?

If your organization is preparing for due diligence, integration, or regulated engagement, we can help apply this framework to your architecture and operations. Cantina scopes institutional reviews that cover both code and resilience.