Guardian/pause-keeper distinct from upgrader
Wormhole's assessment for RD-F-034 — scored gray on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
Guardian / pause-keeper role distinct from upgrader | No separate pause-keeper exists on the Core Bridge (no pause function found). Guardian set is the single authority for all privileged operations. NTT contracts have a distinct `pauser` role. No role separation between pauser and upgrader at the Core Bridge level. | NTT docs; Governance.sol; Bridge.sol analysis | **yellow**
Sources #
- Curator noteExtracted from 02-governance-admin.md — RD-F-034; no URL citedretrieved 2026-04-28
Methodology #
Determine whether a pauser/guardian role exists and is held by an address distinct from the upgrader address.
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rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol wormhole factor RD-F-034 score gray collected_at 2026-04-28 01:38:43