Security visitor CertiK announced on Thursday the launch of QuickScan, an automated tool for scanning smart contracts for vulnerabilities.

While information technology will not be a stand-alone tool, the suite is set to better the assay performed by the security oracles of CertiK Chain (CTK). QuickScan checks deployed smart contracts against a database of known vulnerabilities, using static and dynamic analysis techniques that check the bytecode, source lawmaking and admission parameters for each smart contract.

Daryl Hok, principal operating officer of CertiK, said that a smart contract analysis can be finished in less than an hour. The organisation assigns security scores to each different area and aggregates them to express an overall evaluation.

The organization will exist office of the security audit system built into CertiK Chain. The blockchain introduced the concept of security oracles, a quicker and more granular system for auditing smart contracts. While the initial blueprint relies on manual assay conducted by security companies and experts acting as oracles, QuickScan seeks to automate part of that process.

Hok noted that such a system would not supplant manual analysis, with formal audits remaining crucial for security evaluation. Nonetheless, automatic scanners can help in picking the lowest-hanging fruit or as guidance for knowing where a deeper look could be useful.

QuickScan is a proprietary design that will be only bachelor for CertiK clients or security oracle users. The team did not indicate whether there are plans for a wider rollout.

CertiK is ane of several security audit companies working in the blockchain space, recently scoring a partnership with Binance to audit Smart Chain projects. Information technology is as well available on Launch Puddle, Binance'southward in-house yield farming platform.