Protocol Safety Switches

Safety switches can reduce blast radius when something goes wrong, but they also introduce governance and operational tradeoffs.

How to recognize this theme

Mechanisms used to slow down or stop damage during incidents.

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Educational context

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Timelock

A timelock delays sensitive protocol changes so users and monitors have time to review and react before an upgrade or parameter change takes effect.

Pause Function

A pause function is an emergency mechanism that can temporarily halt certain contract actions (like transfers or withdrawals) during an incident.

Circuit Breaker

A circuit breaker is a rule that automatically disables or limits actions when conditions look abnormal, aiming to prevent cascading failures.

Oracle Deviation

Oracle deviation describes how much an oracle-reported value differs from a reference or recent value, often used to trigger safeguards or alerts.