> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.safefoundation.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

> Learn what Safenet does, how it works, and where to go next.

Safenet is a decentralized transaction-security network for Safe accounts. Rather than relying on a single security provider or transaction checker, independent Sentinels evaluate proposed transactions. [Eligible secure results](/safenet-aegis/what-is-safenet/how-safenet-works#sentinels-evaluate-transactions) are attested by Validators and can be enforced onchain with the Safenet Guard. This distributes trust across many independent participants, making transaction security more accountable and harder to manipulate than a single checker.

<Note>
  Looking for Safenet Beta docs? See [Safenet Beta](/safenet-beta).
</Note>

## Why Safenet exists

Determining whether a transaction matches the user's intent and is secure to execute is hard.

A transaction may look routine while sending assets to a manipulated recipient, granting unintended permissions, or changing a Safe's configuration in an insecure way.

<Info>
  **Example: Address poisoning**

  A transaction proposes sending USDC to an address that closely resembles a Safe owner's usual recipient but differs by a few characters. Sentinels evaluate the transaction against the Safenet Charter, flag the mismatch as recipient manipulation, and the result does not receive a secure Validator attestation. With an enabled Safenet Guard, the transaction cannot execute through the normal Safenet path.
</Info>

Safenet reduces this uncertainty by having independent Sentinels evaluate proposed transactions against defined security rules before execution.

Safenet does not custody user funds. The Safe remains under its owners' control.

## How Safenet works

1. A proposed Safe transaction is submitted to Safenet.
2. Independent **Sentinels** evaluate it.
3. **Validators** attest eligible secure results.
4. If enabled, the **Safenet Guard** uses a valid attestation to authorize the exact transaction onchain.

Learn more in [How Safenet works](/safenet-aegis/what-is-safenet/how-safenet-works), [Safenet checks](/safenet-aegis/use-safenet/transaction-checks), and [Safenet results](/safenet-aegis/use-safenet/transaction-results).

## Current status

Safenet Aegis is the next planned Safenet release, currently pre-launch. It adds several independent Sentinels, who check Safe transactions against the Safenet Charter in exchange for fees. Validators attest their results, and where enabled, the Safenet Guard enforces those results onchain. SAFE staking rewards incentivize Sentinel and Validator participation, with reward and protocol parameters governed by SafeDAO.

Safenet Aegis is planned to launch on Ethereum Mainnet, Gnosis Chain, and Arbitrum. See [Contracts and audits](/safenet-aegis/resources/contracts-and-audits) for deployment details, the [roadmap](/safenet-aegis/what-is-safenet/roadmap) for timing, and [Wallet integration](/safenet-aegis/use-safenet/wallet-integration) for the current state.

## Explore Safenet

Start with [How Safenet works](/safenet-aegis/what-is-safenet/how-safenet-works) for the end-to-end protocol model.

**For SAFE holders and Delegators**

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  <Card title="Economics" href="/safenet-aegis/economics/overview">
    Understand SAFE utility and fees.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Staking" href="/safenet-aegis/staking/overview">
    Stake or delegate SAFE.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

**For wallet providers**

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  <Card title="Use Safenet" href="/safenet-aegis/use-safenet/transaction-checks">
    See what Safenet checks and how results are produced.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Wallet integration" href="/safenet-aegis/use-safenet/wallet-integration">
    Integrate Safenet into a wallet.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

**For prospective Sentinels and Validators**

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  <Card title="Sentinels" href="/safenet-aegis/operate-safenet/sentinels">
    Learn about operating a Sentinel.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Validators" href="/safenet-aegis/operate-safenet/validators">
    Learn about becoming a Validator.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

**For SafeDAO delegates and Guardians**

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  <Card title="Governance" href="/safenet-aegis/governance/overview">
    Understand how Safenet is governed.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Participant selection" href="/safenet-aegis/governance/participant-selection">
    See how SafeDAO approves the Sentinel and Validator sets.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>