UUPS _authorizeUpgrade correctly permissioned

dYdX v4 (dYdX Chain)'s assessment for RD-F-021 — scored not_applicable on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

UUPS _authorizeUpgrade is an OpenZeppelin EVM proxy pattern. dYdX v4 chain upgrades are governed via x/gov proposals calling an upgrade handler — a fundamentally different mechanism. Not applicable.

Sources #

GitHub
dYdX v4-chain GitHub — Go, AGPLv3dydxprotocol/v4-chain — Go codebaseretrieved 2026-05-17

Methodology #

Determine whether the UUPS implementation defines `_authorizeUpgrade(address)` restricted to owner/admin/timelock (not open to arbitrary callers).

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rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol dydx-v4 factor RD-F-021 score not_applicable collected_at 2026-05-17 09:58:47