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Glacis empowers developers to manage cross chain risk.
Glacis offers a plug-and-play solution that eliminates the research and decision-making process in cross-chain operations, making interchain execution simpler. Conceived from firsthand experience in needing to create a multi-chain, bridge-agnostic service, Glacis offers a solution that equips you with the tools to securely control your applications anywhere, without centralized trust assumptions.
How Glacis Works
A user sends a message from a dApp on Chain 1, which is screened by our firewall for security verification of your policies. This message is then routed through Glacis, acting as a GMP matching engine, to ensure it is directed to the correct chain with the right parameters. The message may pass through various GMP providers. Upon receipt at Chain 2, the message undergoes another security check before being received by the intended application, where the message is then processed accordingly.
Abstraction
Using Glacis in your cross-chain dApp lowers bridge provider risks and allows seamless switching for message dispatch without developer interface modifications, ensuring adaptability amidst bridge-related issues or changes.
Retry Management
Glacis enables resending or pushing through messages that are delayed or stuck, ensuring delivery by employing strategies ranging from “exactly once” and “guaranteed” (which may involve multiple attempts), to “best effort” delivery prioritizing cost-efficiency.
Redundancy
Glacis streamlines cross-chain messaging with a system that sends messages through m-of-n bridges and enforces threshold matching, enhancing both execution reliability and security by managing quorums effectively.
Access Control
Glacis protects your smart contracts from unauthorized access and cross chain threats.ย It does this by allowing devs to create granular access control lists using source chain, source contract, or wildcards, normalized to work across any bridge.
Routing
Glacis enables intelligent message routing and failover, directing high-value messages (like critical alerts or sensitive information) through secure, feature-rich bridges, while routing low-value messages (such as routine updates) through cost-effective, scalable pathways.
Who Glacis is for
For Developers
- Ability to abstract routing logic under the hood
- Focus on rule sets for secure and efficient transaction execution and message passing
- Create bridge agnostic cross chain tokens
For Protocols
- Stop building bespoke solutions while maintaining full administrative control
- Enable cross chain governance, cross chain architectures, and new financial primitives
- Avoid vendor lock in to any particular bridge provider, enable failover and redundancy scenarios
For Ecosystems
- Meet users where they are: out of the box ability to execute cross chain
- On board developers seamlessly and avoid assessing each bridge provider individually.
- Allow developers to focus on the security assumptions that best fit their needs
Core Values
Glacisโs Vision: To Connect, Simplify, And Expand Blockchain Development
Accessible blockchain technology is essential. By streamlining complex technical details, developers can enhance their productivity and scale solutions more effectively.
Security
Security is the cornerstone of every cross-chain implementation at Glacis. We focus on safeguarding user experiences, ensuring robust protection at every step.
Integrity
Our commitment to building with precision and reliability is at the core of everything we do. Quality and trustworthiness take precedence over speed. Weโre dedicated to doing whatโs right, fostering trust and confidence in our relationships. Our collaborators are our greatest strength, guiding us in building a platform that advances the entire industry.
Collaboration
Glacis is committed to co-creating. Our aim is to develop tools that facilitate your growth while minimizing technical overhead. We believe in collaborating to create a public good that elevates the end user experience.
Efficiency
Let Glacis handle the heavy lifting. Weโre here to rapidly iterate and deliver value, enabling you to focus on your core offerings without the overhead of bespoke codebases.