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@Akshola00 Akshola00 commented Jul 28, 2025

feat: impl reentrancy guard and pause functionality and security updates

closes #41

Summary

This pull request implements critical security and administrative features for the chainlib-contract project. The primary focus is on introducing a robust reentrancy guard to prevent reentrancy attacks and adding pause/unpause functionality for contract administrators to manage contract operations more securely.


Detailed Description of Changes

1. Reentrancy Guard Implementation

  • Introduced a reentrancy guard mechanism across relevant contract functions.
  • Ensured that all sensitive or state-changing operations are protected against reentrancy attacks.
  • Added modifiers and internal logic to ensure only one execution context per guarded function at a time.

2. Pause/Unpause Functionality

  • Added the ability for contract administrators/owners to pause and unpause the contract.
  • While paused, all critical contract functions (such as transfers, state changes, or sensitive operations) are disabled to mitigate risk during upgrades, incidents, or suspicious activity.
  • Implemented related modifiers and checks on key functions to enforce paused state restrictions.

3. Codebase Updates and Refactoring

  • Updated 8 files across the contract codebase to integrate the new security and administrative features.
  • Refactored existing logic as needed to ensure compatibility with the new modifiers and state variables.
  • Streamlined error messages, event emissions, and documentation comments where applicable.

4. Testing and Validation

  • Added or updated tests to cover the new reentrancy guard and pause/unpause flows.
  • Validated that only authorized roles can engage the pause/unpause features.
  • Confirmed that all protected functions revert or behave as expected when the contract is paused or in a reentrancy attempt.

Impact

  • Security: Greatly enhances contract security, reducing the attack surface for reentrancy exploits.
  • Operational Flexibility: Empowers administrators to respond quickly to threats or incidents via the pause feature.
  • Maintainability: Lays the groundwork for future security and administrative enhancements.

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Nice work @Akshola00

@Iwueseiter Iwueseiter merged commit d317adc into Chain-Library:main Jul 29, 2025
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