How Does “Role-Based Access Control” Help Secure the Upgrade Mechanism?
Role-based access control (RBAC) ensures that only specific, authorized addresses or entities are granted the permission to execute the upgrade function. This prevents unauthorized users from calling the upgrade function, even if they know the function signature.
The admin key is typically assigned the 'UPGRADER_ROLE' and is often controlled by a multisig or DAO.
Glossar
Secure
Framework ⎊ Within cryptocurrency, options trading, and financial derivatives, a secure framework prioritizes the integrity and resilience of underlying systems against adversarial attacks and operational failures.
Upgrade
Iteration ⎊ An upgrade, within cryptocurrency, options trading, and financial derivatives, signifies a protocol or system evolution, often implemented through hard forks or soft forks in blockchain technology, impacting consensus mechanisms and smart contract functionality.
Access Control
Authorization ⎊ Access Control defines the granular permissions dictating which authenticated entities can perform specific operations within a decentralized application or network protocol, functioning as a critical security perimeter against unauthorized state modification.