grant 2024 ยท Ethereum Foundation

Ethereum Foundation Academic Grant (FY24-1547): SEADRAGON

Scott Seidenberger (Co-PI)

Co-PI Grant // 2024

Ethereum Foundation

Secure Ethereum Anonymity and Defense Relay via Advanced Global Overlay Networking

  • Purpose-built VPN overlay to obscure node IPs and improve resilience against network-layer attacks.
  • Award amount: $17,000.

Scope

This grant funds SEADRAGON: Secure Ethereum Anonymity and Defense Relay via Advanced Global Overlay Networking.

Technical Focus

  • Overlay routing to reduce direct node IP exposure
  • Network-layer defense against targeted probing
  • Resilience testing for Ethereum infrastructure operators