Project "Blosc2"

The contract concerns the project Blosc2, which covers the security hardening and interoperability of the open-source Blosc2 compression library and data container, involving the systematic investigation, development, and experimental validation of the best technical solutions. The work covers open storage format specifications, native C implementations of data containers and processing functions, software-based data encryption, automated compatibility testing, security fuzzing, downstream ecosystem testing, and developer documentation. The aim of this service is to strengthen the security, resilience, interoperability, and long-term maintainability of Blosc2, a widely used open-source component underpinning scientific data storage and processing.