How Does an Immutable Contract Prevent Malicious Changes by a Developer? ⎊ Path

How Does an Immutable Contract Prevent Malicious Changes by a Developer?

Once the contract is deployed, the original developer loses the administrative key to alter the code. The immutability ensures that the logic cannot be secretly changed to steal funds or introduce backdoors.

This separation of code deployment from ongoing control is a key security feature against developer-led "rug pulls."

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What Is a Smart Contract Audit and Why Is It Essential?

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What Is the Role of ‘Immutable’ Smart Contracts in Achieving Decentralization?

How Does Code Auditing Mitigate the Risk of a Rug Pull?

Glossar

Immutable Contract

Contract ⎊ An immutable contract, within the convergence of cryptocurrency derivatives, options trading, and broader financial engineering, represents a pre-defined agreement whose terms and execution are algorithmically enforced and cannot be unilaterally altered post-signature by any party.

Malicious Changes

Exploit ⎊ Malicious changes refer to unauthorized or intentionally harmful modifications introduced into a smart contract or protocol's codebase, often disguised as legitimate updates or patches.