First Flights
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CodeHawks First Flights is a Cyfrin flagship initiative to introduce the next generation of web3 developers to smart contract security audits.
It goes beyond the traditional learning process by offering a format for emerging auditors to gain hands-on experience with real-world web3 security audits and receive feedback and advice on their submitted findings.
We have created to upskill those learning smart contract auditing a ground to learn, network, get feedback, and test their newly-acquired skills in the open.
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First Flights are smart contract auditing challenges with smaller codebases and different reward mechanisms from our standard competitions. These make them the perfect testing and learning ground for any aspirant smart contract security auditor.
The community even contributes some First Flight code bases! Visit to learn more about how you can contribute.
A new First Flight is announced monthly and will be available on the platform for participation.
Unlike the CodeHawks smart contract auditing competitions, First Flights does not offer monetary prize pools but grants participants experience earned by submitting findings.
Joining a CodeHawks First Flight is the same as joining a proper auditing competition:
If you haven't already, create a new account on
Subscribe to the upcoming competition by clicking on the subscribe button on the competition box
When the First Flight starts, you'll be notified via email, on the platform, and our
The contest's codebase will be made public, and you can start analysing, testing, and auditing the codebase in scope!
Subscribe to and join the competition kickoff
A new First Flight takes off every week
Thoroughly read the guidelines on the contest page to understand the scope and the codebase.
The scope of the codebase will be made public upon contest launch.
Deep dive into the smart contracts to find bugs and potential exploits vectors.
Identify vulnerabilities and submit findings like a real auditor
Participants must review the smart contract codebase, looking for bugs and potential exploit vectors.
A live submission portal offers the same authentic experience of our standard CodeHawks competitive audits submission process.
Receive feedback and learn faster.
Receive direct feedback on your submissions and use this feedback to improve.
Celebrate your achievements
As participants accumulate XP, they can rise through the ranks on the leaderboards and gain recognition for their expertise.
1. The ultimate learning opportunity for aspirant smart contract auditors
Engage in a new challenge every week, ensuring constant exposure to different scenarios and learning from real-world use cases and experts' code bases.
2. Evolve your skills in real-world scenarios
The complexity of each Flight increases over time, ensuring that participants are consistently challenged and their skills progressively honed.
3. Earn CodeHawks XP and climb the leaderboard
Not feeling ready to join?
First Flights will be announced and detailed like a standard audit competition on , , and server.
After identifying vulnerabilities, participants will have to and .
A judge will thoroughly review and test every finding, , and confirm or adjust the severity level.
After the , participants can the judge's decisions.
Upon finalization of results, are awarded!
While there is no monetary prize, participants are rewarded with for every vulnerability discovered, recognizing their efforts toward self-improvement.
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