Ethereum developer Consensys' smart contract audit unit Diligence has released "Fuzzing," a self-service tool that allows developers to seamlessly identify vulnerabilities in their Ethereum smart contracts, removing the need to establish their own infrastructure or design intricate test cases, the team mentioned.

Diligence Fuzzing is grounded in the concept of fuzzing — a software testing technique that feeds a program a sequence of random or unexpected inputs, aiming to elicit bugs, crashes, or vulnerabilities. This release follows the alarming $3 billion lost to protocol hacks in 2022.

The tool utilizes an advanced type of fuzzing technique called greybox fuzzing to pinpoint bugs in smart contracts. This approach examines the functional properties of entire contract systems, not just …