How to verify Smart Contracts Using Block Explorers
Introduction
Usually, the deployer of a smart contract is the only party with access to the code that was actually deployed, and the public cannot read the source code of a contract until the deployer has verified it. However, this is where contract verification comes in as an important step in the smart-contract development cycle, as it helps improve the transparency (for users), convenience (for developers), and security of deployed contracts.
Having said that, once a smart contract is validated, block explorers like Kaiascope and Kaiascan also make it possible for the public to interact with the contract's public methods using the block explorer's user interface. This is in addition to the public having direct access to the verified contract source code.
In this guide, we'll take a look at how to use block explorers to verify deployed smart contracts on the Kaia Network.
Prerequisites
- Remix IDE and Kaia Wallet
- Enough test KAIA from faucet