SEAL Certification Assessment

BlockSec determines scope from the organization’s systems, operational responsibilities, and risks, and confirms it with the client. Modules are normally excluded only when inapplicable.

A single-module assessment is appropriate where other modules genuinely fall outside the organization’s operations. Results identify assessed modules and explain exclusions.

Prepare an overview of operations, systems, accountable owners, and available policies and operating records. BlockSec defines evidence and verification methods based on applicable controls, client scale, and risks. Evidence may include signer records, access reviews, configurations, interviews, logs, and exercise results; exact requirements are agreed for the engagement.

Do not submit private keys, seed phrases, or production secrets through a public inquiry form.

BlockSec identifies unmet requirements and recommends remediation. The client implements changes, and BlockSec reviews updated evidence within the assessment cycle.

Remediation guidance and re-assessment within the agreed engagement scope are included at no additional charge. Certification requires in-scope controls to be implemented or justified as not applicable.

Teams can use the public framework to review practices and identify gaps. Self-assessment provides neither independent third-party verification nor an official SEAL certification attestation. An accredited firm conducts the certification assessment and issues certification when requirements are met.

• SEAL Certification assesses whether scoped operational controls meet framework requirements with sufficient evidence.
• Code audits evaluate implementation security, design, and architecture.
• Blockchain Penetration Testing tests whether exploitable paths are reproducible within an agreed environment and rules of engagement.
• Blockchain Security Testing evaluates implementation correctness and resilience in customized infrastructure using differential testing, fuzzing, and node or cluster testing.

The services may examine overlapping systems and use overlapping methods, but address different objectives. Testing can support evidence for certification controls; it does not complete a SEAL certification assessment. Services can be combined according to scope.

No. BDSS checks publicly observable configurations. DNS & Registrar certification also requires operational evidence for registrar access, change approvals, monitoring, and recovery. Penetration testing instead examines whether weaknesses can combine into an exploitable path.

EAS attestations can provide publicly verifiable certification evidence; detailed reports and supporting materials remain confidential under engagement arrangements.

Directory listing and disclosure of client-identifying information require client approval. Disclosure arrangements, including on-chain information, are agreed before issuance.

Certifications are time-limited and require periodic re-assessment. Validity and re-assessment arrangements are confirmed for the engagement. Significant architectural or operational changes should prompt a scope review; sustained nonconformity can lead to revocation.

No. Certification confirms conformity with scoped operational requirements at the time of assessment. It does not guarantee incident prevention, replace continuous monitoring, or establish regulatory approval.

An engagement typically takes one to two months, depending on applicable modules, evidence requirements and readiness, and remediation. This is an estimate, not a fixed deadline.

Scope, evidence requests, schedule, deliverables, and pricing are agreed case by case after discovery.