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patrickd
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Information Security, Privacy, and Freedom under God. Consulting and Research @VentralDigital @Spearbit A138 F4D2 C62D 1404 AA6E 0B05 ACEF 4728 1DAD 4E26
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    patrickd
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    Mar 24, 2022
    BTW if you don't wanna hear about my personal crap, go follow @VentralDigital where it's kept strictly technical✌️
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    patrickd
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    Jan 13, 2022
    Been reading a ton of DeFi Audits the last couple weeks; there are some report design/structures I'd really like to see more... 🧵
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    patrickd
    @patrickd_de
    Dec 15, 2022
    Did you read all of the post-mortems of 2022? Well, I did it for you and tried to boil it down into a single article. Made for web3 auditors and bug hunters. No SEO/marketing bs, just one giant blogpost for you to review at your own pace. Merry christmas!
    Banner for blog post on Ventral Digital titled Ethereum Smart Contract Auditor's 2022 Rewind
    Ethereum Smart Contract Auditor's 2022 Rewind • Ventral Digital
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    patrickd
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    Apr 28, 2022
    Fuzzing For Memory Bugs In Solidity
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    Fuzzing For Memory Bugs In Solidity • Ventral Digital
    Ventral Digital LLC is a research and consultancy firm specializing in Information Security and Privacy.
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    patrickd
    @patrickd_de
    Feb 24, 2023
    Finally found a way to analyze unverified contracts where existing decompilers return nothing, time out or skip stuff. Can't really call this thing a "decompiler" yet but the output is already usable with some EVM/Sol knowledge. Long time since I had this much fun programming😂
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    patrickd
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    Aug 12, 2022
    Paradigm CTF 2022 is coming up on the 20th of August, and it's time to get ready. So let's take a look at the challenges from last year!
    Banner for blog post on Ventral Digital titled Paradigm CTF 2021 - Smart Contract Challenges Write-Up #1
    Paradigm CTF 2021 - Smart Contract Challenges Write-Up #1 • Ventral Digital
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    patrickd
    @patrickd_de
    Apr 14, 2022
    In preparation for an Audit with @SpearbitDAO I created a "framework" for (differential) fuzzing with both Echidna and Foundry. Since it's quite reusable I created a GitHub template: github.com/patrickd-/soli…
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    patrickd
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    Aug 22, 2023
    I present y'all a primer about Elliptic Curve Cryptography in preparation for the next article about basic Homomorphic Encryption and Zero Knowledge Proofs for Private Transaction Values.☺️
    Banner for blog post on Ventral Digital titled Applied Elliptic Curve Cryptography
    Applied Elliptic Curve Cryptography • Ventral Digital
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    patrickd
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    Oct 7, 2023
    My grandma died last night. The last time I spoke to her in person I told her I had broken up with my girlfriend. She got really angry at me and said "Why do you always find fault in your partners? Why don't you just stick with someone?". I was shocked, I hadn't even told her
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    patrickd
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    Aug 22, 2022
    Write-Up on solving @paradigm_ctf's Electric Sheep. ventral.digital/posts/2022/8/2…
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    patrickd
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    Sep 8, 2023
    Technical Writing Contest Summarize EVM Smart Contract security incidents of 2023 for glory and the opportunity to go to @TheTrustX at @EFDevconnect
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    patrickd
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    Dec 22, 2017
    ⚠️ Future of simplytest.me? drupal.org/project/simply…
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    patrickd
    @patrickd_de
    Nov 29, 2021
    Learning Phase of the @TheSecureum Smart Contract Security Auditing Bootcamp is DONE!🎉 Find all Quizzes (with Answers and Explanations) here:
    Banner for blog post on Ventral Digital titled The Secureum Bootcamp
    The Secureum Bootcamp • Ventral Digital
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    patrickd
    @patrickd_de
    Jul 2, 2022
    This one was so much painful guesswork 🙈 #13 Junior miners
    Banner for blog post on Ventral Digital titled Damn Vulnerable DeFi V2 - #13 Junior Miners
    Damn Vulnerable DeFi V2 - #13 Junior Miners • Ventral Digital
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