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# 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