Secret VRF (Verifiable Random Function) is a decentralized random number generator (RNG) that generates random numbers entirely on-chain while preserving true randomness.
This enables developers to take advantage of the benefits of decentralized RNG without having to compromise on security, fairness, or usability.
Secret VRF carries zero subscription fees, making it 100% free for IBC developers and the most affordable VRF option for EVM chains.
When you use Secret VRF, you don’t have to rely on a centralized party for the functioning of your dApp.
Secret VRF’s design prevents manipulation and front-running of outcomes, making your dApp secure & user-friendly.
Follow our step-by-step documentation to add Secret VRF to any dApp on an IBC-connected chain.
By combining the Tendermint Byzantine-Fault-Tolerance (BFT) consensus process with SGX secure enclaves, validators on the network can create and verify random numbers without knowing the number itself.
Leveraging SGX secure enclaves to enable network nodes to generate and verify random numbers without being able to view the data. The enclaves can use an extra proof—provided alongside the encrypted random number—to verify it was created in the enclave.
Using an in-SGX light client to stop block proposers from simulating a block before other validators sign it. This makes it impossible to find a favorable block simulation by brute force and prevents MEV.
Merging the random number with an Initial Randomness Seed (IRS) to ensure the resulting number is tamperproof. On execution, user-generated entropy ensures the uniqueness of the provided number.
By making the active validators on Secret Network a core part of RNG, which prevents attacks using different validator sets or forks of the current network. Even breaking an active validator enclave does not allow an attacker to know or influence upcoming random numbers as they cannot impact consensus.
By using Secret VRF to determine game outcomes such as dice rolls or card draws, you ensure these are truly random, cannot be manipulated, and players cannot obtain an unfair advantage. You can also create surprise loot boxes without revealing the content.
DeFi applications can use random numbers to add gamified protocol features, rebase token values, and distribute rewards. With Secret VRF, you ensure fairness and decentralization.
Use Secret VRF’s true randomness to distribute NFT collections in a fair and unbiased way, enhance scarcity and exclusivity, and add elements of surprise.
Web3-based lotteries and raffles can use Secret VRF to select winners randomly and fairly and prevent manipulation.
With Secret VRF, you can select random participants for decision-making processes or determine the order of votes, without anyone being able to manipulate the outcomes.
Random numbers can be used in multi-party computations, where multiple parties jointly compute a function over their inputs without revealing their inputs to each other.
Witness Secret VRF in action by playing Secret Roulette, the first Secret VRF-powered game!*
We’re inviting experienced developers to try to hack the Secret VRF algorithm, with up to $50K in rewards for successful attempts.
*Currently only available on desktop
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Secret Network is a layer 1 blockchain built with the Cosmos SDK, that features private yet auditable smart contracts with encrypted input, output, and state. This protects users and empowers developers to build a better Web3.
