diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d388cfd..8bf0d6c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-![Compiles](https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda-proxy/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)
-![Unit Tests](https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda-proxy/actions/workflows/unit-tests.yml/badge.svg)
-![Linter](https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda-proxy/actions/workflows/lint.yml/badge.svg)
-![Integration Tests](https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda-proxy/actions/workflows/holesky-test.yml/badge.svg)
+[![Compiles](https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda-proxy/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda-proxy/actions/workflows/build.yml)
+[![Unit Tests](https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda-proxy/actions/workflows/unit-tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda-proxy/actions/workflows/unit-tests.yml)
+[![Linter](https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda-proxy/actions/workflows/lint.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda-proxy/actions/workflows/lint.yml)
+[![Integration Tests](https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda-proxy/actions/workflows/holesky-test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda-proxy/actions/workflows/holesky-test.yml)
 
 # EigenDA Proxy
 
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a7925e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Security Policy
+
+## Version Information
+
+Please see [Releases](https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda-proxy/releases)
+
+## Audit reports
+
+Audit reports are published in the `docs/audits` folder: https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda-proxy/main/docs/audits 
+
+| Date | Report Link |
+| ------- | ----------- |
+| 202501 | [pdf](https://github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda-proxy/blob/main/docs/audits/Sigma_Prime_EigenDA_Proxy_Security_Assessment_Report.pdf) |
+
+## Reporting a Vulnerability
+
+**Please do not file a public ticket** mentioning the vulnerability.
+
+Please report security vulnerabilities to security@eigenlabs.org with the all the relavent details included in the email.
diff --git a/docs/audits/Sigma_Prime_EigenDA_Proxy_Security_Assessment_Report.pdf b/docs/audits/Sigma_Prime_EigenDA_Proxy_Security_Assessment_Report.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..74575b18
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diff --git a/store/generated_key/eigenda/eigenda.go b/store/generated_key/eigenda/eigenda.go
index b67ce1d2..9ff5c9bb 100644
--- a/store/generated_key/eigenda/eigenda.go
+++ b/store/generated_key/eigenda/eigenda.go
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ func (e Store) Get(ctx context.Context, key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode DA cert to RLP format: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	decodedBlob, err := e.client.GetBlob(ctx, cert.BlobVerificationProof.BatchMetadata.BatchHeaderHash, cert.BlobVerificationProof.BlobIndex)
+	err = cert.NoNilFields()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to verify DA cert: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	decodedBlob, err := e.client.GetBlob(ctx, cert.BlobVerificationProof.GetBatchMetadata().GetBatchHeaderHash(), cert.BlobVerificationProof.GetBlobIndex())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("EigenDA client failed to retrieve decoded blob: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -119,7 +124,12 @@ func (e Store) Put(ctx context.Context, value []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 	cert := (*verify.Certificate)(blobInfo)
 
-	err = e.verifier.VerifyCommitment(cert.BlobHeader.Commitment, encodedBlob)
+	err = cert.NoNilFields()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to verify DA cert: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = e.verifier.VerifyCommitment(cert.BlobHeader.GetCommitment(), encodedBlob)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to verify commitment: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -158,7 +168,7 @@ func (e Store) Verify(ctx context.Context, key []byte, value []byte) error {
 	}
 
 	// verify kzg data commitment
-	err = e.verifier.VerifyCommitment(cert.BlobHeader.Commitment, encodedBlob)
+	err = e.verifier.VerifyCommitment(cert.BlobHeader.GetCommitment(), encodedBlob)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to verify commitment: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/verify/certificate.go b/verify/certificate.go
index 9defd894..88259252 100644
--- a/verify/certificate.go
+++ b/verify/certificate.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package verify
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/api/grpc/disperser"
@@ -29,6 +30,32 @@ type BlobHeader struct {
 
 type Certificate disperser.BlobInfo
 
+// NoNilFields ... checks if any referenced fields in the certificate
+// are nil and returns an error if so
+func (c *Certificate) NoNilFields() error {
+	if c.BlobVerificationProof == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("BlobVerificationProof is nil")
+	}
+
+	if c.BlobVerificationProof.BatchMetadata == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("BlobVerificationProof.BatchMetadata is nil")
+	}
+
+	if c.BlobVerificationProof.BatchMetadata.BatchHeader == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("BlobVerificationProof.BatchMetadata.BatchHeader is nil")
+	}
+
+	if c.BlobHeader == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("BlobHeader is nil")
+	}
+
+	if c.BlobHeader.Commitment == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("BlobHeader.Commitment is nil")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *Certificate) BlobIndex() uint32 {
 	return c.BlobVerificationProof.BlobIndex
 }
diff --git a/verify/cli.go b/verify/cli.go
index 39b994de..d931e431 100644
--- a/verify/cli.go
+++ b/verify/cli.go
@@ -11,17 +11,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/encoding/kzg"
 )
 
-var (
+const (
 	BytesPerSymbol     = 31
 	MaxCodingRatio     = 8
-	MaxSRSPoints       = 1 << 28 // 2^28
-	MaxAllowedBlobSize = uint64(MaxSRSPoints * BytesPerSymbol / MaxCodingRatio)
+	SrsOrder           = 1 << 28 // 2^28
+	MaxAllowedBlobSize = uint64(SrsOrder * BytesPerSymbol / MaxCodingRatio)
 )
 
-// TODO: should this live in the resources pkg?
-// So that if we ever change the SRS files there we can change this value
-const srsOrder = 268435456 // 2 ^ 32
-
 var (
 	// cert verification flags
 	CertVerificationDisabledFlagName = withFlagPrefix("cert-verification-disabled")
@@ -125,7 +121,7 @@ func ReadConfig(ctx *cli.Context, edaClientConfig clients.EigenDAClientConfig) C
 		G1Path:          ctx.String(G1PathFlagName),
 		G2PowerOf2Path:  ctx.String(G2PowerOf2PathFlagName),
 		CacheDir:        ctx.String(CachePathFlagName),
-		SRSOrder:        srsOrder,
+		SRSOrder:        SrsOrder,
 		SRSNumberToLoad: MaxBlobLengthBytes / 32,       // # of fr.Elements
 		NumWorker:       uint64(runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0)), // #nosec G115
 	}
diff --git a/verify/verifier.go b/verify/verifier.go
index a79c9f84..84f3863b 100644
--- a/verify/verifier.go
+++ b/verify/verifier.go
@@ -124,21 +124,30 @@ func (v *Verifier) Commit(blob []byte) (*bn254.G1Affine, error) {
 // Verify regenerates a commitment from the blob and asserts equivalence
 // to the commitment in the certificate
 // TODO: Optimize implementation by opening a point on the commitment instead
-func (v *Verifier) VerifyCommitment(expectedCommit *common.G1Commitment, blob []byte) error {
+func (v *Verifier) VerifyCommitment(certCommitment *common.G1Commitment, blob []byte) error {
 	actualCommit, err := v.Commit(blob)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	expectedX := &fp.Element{}
-	expectedX.Unmarshal(expectedCommit.X)
-	expectedY := &fp.Element{}
-	expectedY.Unmarshal(expectedCommit.Y)
+	certCommitmentX := &fp.Element{}
+	certCommitmentX.Unmarshal(certCommitment.X)
+	certCommitmentY := &fp.Element{}
+	certCommitmentY.Unmarshal(certCommitment.Y)
+
+	certCommitmentAffine := bn254.G1Affine{
+		X: *certCommitmentX,
+		Y: *certCommitmentY,
+	}
+
+	if !certCommitmentAffine.IsOnCurve() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("commitment (x,y) field elements are not on the BN254 curve")
+	}
 
 	errMsg := ""
-	if !actualCommit.X.Equal(expectedX) || !actualCommit.Y.Equal(expectedY) {
-		errMsg += fmt.Sprintf("field elements do not match, x actual commit: %x, x expected commit: %x, ", actualCommit.X.Marshal(), expectedX.Marshal())
-		errMsg += fmt.Sprintf("y actual commit: %x, y expected commit: %x", actualCommit.Y.Marshal(), expectedY.Marshal())
+	if !actualCommit.X.Equal(certCommitmentX) || !actualCommit.Y.Equal(certCommitmentY) {
+		errMsg += fmt.Sprintf("field elements do not match, x actual commit: %x, x expected commit: %x, ", actualCommit.X.Marshal(), certCommitmentX.Marshal())
+		errMsg += fmt.Sprintf("y actual commit: %x, y expected commit: %x", actualCommit.Y.Marshal(), certCommitmentY.Marshal())
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s", errMsg)
 	}