Cosmos Validator
We are operating one of the genesis validators for the
Cosmos Network
and are live on the
gaia-7005 testnet
with a hybrid cloud configuration:
- Sentries running on Google Cloud Platform
- Validator nodes in an Equinix Datacenter
- Partner Interconnect direct & redundant fiber optic connection between cloud and datacenter
Infrastructure
High availability network with no single-point-of-failure:
- 2 × 1GbE transit fibers (LAG)
- 2 × Juniper EX transit switches
- 2 × Juniper EX core switches
- 2 × Juniper SRX firewalls in HA "Chassis Cluster"
- 2 × APC switched rack PDU
- 2 × electrical circuits with UPS + generator backup
Key storage and server architecture:
- Validator private keys secured using YubiHSM2 hardware security modules
- Key management servers in restricted firewall zone
- N+1 redundancy for validator servers
Facility
We are hosted in the Equinix SV2
datacenter facility located in Silicon Valley, California. Equinix is the world's largest datacenter provider
and hosts many of Silicon Valley's name-brand payment and fintech companies.
- 24/7 security staff on-site
- 5 layers of authentication including ID + biometrics
- Power Redundancy: N+1
- Cooling Redundancy: N+1
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Certifications:
- SSAE16 SOC-1 Type II
- SOC-2 Type II
- PCI-DSS
- ISO 27001
Delegation
After the Cosmos mainnet launch, you will be able to stake atoms with our validator as a third-party delegator:
- Atoms at stake: 1,317,502
- Fee schedule: TBA
