The Solana Foundation has launched a new security program called STRIDE to protect DeFi protocols across the Solana ecosystem. The initiative arrives days after a major exploit and aims to move projects away from one-time audits toward continuous, foundation-funded protection.
What STRIDE is and Who Runs it
For DeFi Enterprises, STRIDE stands for Solana Trust, Resilience, and Infrastructure. The program is funded by the Solana Foundation, and daily assessments and monitoring will be overseen by Web3 security company Asymmetric Research.
Asymmetric has defined a framework built around eight security pillars, covering areas like operational security, access controls, multisig setup, and governance risk. The team will perform hands-on assessments of Solana-based protocols and score them against this framework. Every participating project receives an independent review and a written report.
All Solana DeFi protocols can apply to join STRIDE, but extra protection depends on how much value they secure. Protocols that pass the STRIDE evaluation and hold more than 10 million dollars in total value locked (TVL) qualify for 24/7 active threat monitoring, paid for by the foundation.
Projects with TVL above 100 million dollars can also receive funded formal verification, a deeper mathematical review of critical smart contract logic. Solana says this tiered design ties the intensity of support to each protocol’s risk profile, with larger platforms getting stricter and more continuous coverage.
The monitoring center will watch onchain activity for covered protocols around the clock, looking for suspicious patterns before they turn into full exploits. For teams, that removes a large ongoing security cost and shifts it into a public-good budget managed by the foundation.
Public Reports and the New Incident Response Network
One key feature of STRIDE is transparency. Asymmetric will publish its findings in a public repository so users and investors can see each protocol’s security posture and track improvements over time.
Alongside STRIDE, the foundation also introduced the Solana Incident Response Network (SIRN), a membership-based coalition of security firms. Founding members include teams like OtterSec and Neodyme, which will coordinate in real time when a protocol faces an active attack.
SIRN is open to all Solana protocols but will prioritize responses based on TVL and risk. The goal is to give teams a clear point of contact during crises, instead of forcing them to assemble ad hoc help while funds are draining.
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