Institutions evaluate more than code. They evaluate whether a protocol can maintain control, governance, and uptime during failure scenarios.
This guide provides a framework for assessing continuity across signer governance, infrastructure dependencies, and incident response workflows. It is designed for organizations conducting due diligence or preparing to allocate capital, custody assets, or integrate with production protocols.
A structured framework for evaluating protocol-level operational resilience:
Core functions that must remain active: governance, upgrades, access control
Role redundancy and keyholder continuity
Infrastructure failover and dependency containment
Incident response structure and communication maturity
Indicators of integration readiness under stress
Integration without continuity planning introduces operational, reputational, and financial risk.
Protocols that lack quorum redundancy, infrastructure observability, or recovery workflows become liabilities under pressure.
This guide helps institutional stakeholders identify the difference between code safety and operational safety — and assess whether a protocol is ready for long-term integration.
Cantina delivers structured audits and operational resilience assessments for high-value protocols.
Our work supports institutions preparing for integrations, risk reviews, and governance exposure.
We evaluate not just the code, but the ability to operate securely under stress.
If your organization is preparing for due diligence, integration, or regulated engagement, we can help apply this framework to your architecture and operations. Cantina scopes institutional reviews that cover both code and resilience.
