The security audit reports for the Proof of Humanity protocol have been released, indicating that most of the identified issues have been fixed or mitigated. The audits were conducted by security consulting firms Nethermind and Least Authority.
Nethermind found 26 security issues, with 24 of them being identified as fixed during the verification phase. One issue was mitigated, and another was acknowledged. Least Authority discovered three issues and made six suggestions, all of which have been resolved or have planned resolutions.
Worldcoin, the project behind the protocol, gained attention in 2021 for its plan to give away free tokens to users who verify their humanity through iris scanning. The project was co-founded by Sam Altman, co-founder of OpenAI. The Orb device used for iris scanning produces a hash of the scan without keeping a copy.
Worldcoin recently launched publicly after two years of development and beta testing. However, it faced criticism and potential investigations for potential data protection law violations. The audit reports cover various security topics and address issues related to key storage, encryption, data leaking, and more. Most of the identified issues have been fixed or have planned fixes, except for one issue that is acknowledged but not yet resolved.
Summary:
– The Proof of Humanity protocol’s security audit reports have been released.
– Nethermind found 26 security issues, with 24 fixed and one mitigated.
– Least Authority discovered three issues, all of which have been resolved or have planned resolutions.
– Worldcoin faced criticism and potential investigations for data protection law violations.
– The audit reports cover various security topics and most issues have been fixed or have planned fixes.