# Audit process ### How it works * You will need to register your account (or the HackenProof team will register), and draft the program rules & rewards, and specify targets for hackers (or our team will lead this process as well) * As soon as everything is agreed with the HackenProof team, the audit comes alive. Then HackenProof will make social media announcements and another process around the promotion * Researchers (auditors) will start submitting vulnerability reports. **Please note:** Only [qualified auditors](https://app.gitbook.com/o/0Z3kxiFJ9cnGSNBuwZYP/s/aou7mxABOvrk0uZ81vUx/~/changes/74/crowdsourced-audit/qualified-auditors) can participate in HackenProof contests. * As soon as you get the report the HackenProof team will review it due to the specified program SLA * If the reviewed report is valid we will pay through the HackenProof platform to the researcher * Then HackenProof will create the final report ### Before the audit * Welcome to [book the call](https://calendly.com/eleonora_hackenproof/30min) or [write us in telegram](https://t.me/Eleonora_HackenProof) to get answers to the questions you might have * We'll ask you to share your smart contracts and answer questions due to our process * You will need to sign the agreement and NDA * Deposit to your HackenProof account ### During the audit * You will need to **freeze the code for the duration of the audit** or make fork of the repo ### After the audit * The HackenProof team will finish to review all incoming reports * Then we will pay researchers for valid reports * Provide you with the final report ### **Audit Cancellation:** We don't have a rescheduling fee, in case the new start day is less than 60 days away, otherwise, it goes under the cancellation rules * If you cancel more than 10 days before the start date → 95% deposit refund * If you cancel 5 - 10 days before the audit start date → 90% deposit refund * If you cancel less than 5 days before the audit start date → 80% deposit refund --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.hackenproof.com/crowdsourced-audit/audit-process.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.