# Audit

### What is an Audit?

A smart contract audit is **an extensive methodical examination and analysis of a smart contract's code** that is used to interact with a cryptocurrency or blockchain. This process is conducted to **discover errors**, **issues** and **security vulnerabilities in the code** in order to suggest improvements and ways to fix them.

### Audit and UniversePad

We recommend getting an Audit done before hosting a presale to ensure a contract works as planned as well as for safety reasons. 

FOR PROJECT OWNERS:\
If you want to apply for the Platinum, Diamond or Alpha tier, an audit is a **requirement**. For a Gold tier, it is recommended but not required. 

### UniversePad Audit Partners

You can find the whole list of our [Audit partners](https://universeswap.gitbook.io/fvm/universeswap/partnership/strategic)