Validation Cloud

Validation Cloud has worked diligently to become SOC2 Type 2 compliant, showing its strong commitment to platform security and availability.

With respect to validators, we have a high availability Kubernetes cluster that is run as a stateful set. Each validator is accompanied by a remote signer, which is the only infrastructure that can access the key - based on the principle of least privilege. The validator keys are created in an ephemeral, secure environment that only has access to write the keys into AWS Secret manager and only the remote signers have access to read those keys.

For the remote signer, we utilize Web3Signer built by Consensys with a common postgres slashing database to prevent slashings.

With respect to monitoring and alerting, we utilize Datadog to evaluate logs and metrics from the various components of the tech stack 24/7/365. We have alerts for missed attestations, missed proposals, and slashing along with other common alerts tracking all components of the infrastructure.

Validation Cloud is a leading web3 infrastructure company focused on supporting enterprises in staking, node API, and data-as-a-service. The executive team brings capital markets, banking, cybersecurity, telecom, crypto infrastructure, and enterprise software expertise to the operation. The entire organization is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, ensuring that all personnel and infrastructure adheres to hundreds of strict controls. Compliance, integrity, and solutions orientation are at the forefront of everything we do. More information can be found at https://www.validationcloud.io/company.

As an early partner of many emerging ecosystems, Validation Cloud supports protocol governance in a number of ways. We use our monitoring systems to alert us of any upcoming votes, and participate in discussions in discord and other common forum platforms. We always include our delegators in any governance votes and we value their input.