Scoreon
Unhackable Serverless Sports Scoring Engine
A high-performance, real-time sports scoring engine with advanced serverless architecture and multi-tier cryptographic protection for in-app purchases.
Year
2024
Duration
4 months
Team
4 engineers, 2 security researchers, 1 designer
Scoreon, a prominent sports tech startup in the UK, wanted to build a real-time score keeping and sports statistics website. The application needed to handle millions of simultaneous socket connections during popular live matches without spiking costs. Crucially, they required a premium paid feature model and in-app purchase flow that was completely unhackable, preventing clients from bypassing subscription walls via client-side code modification or replay attacks.
We built a serverless, event-driven scoring platform using AWS Lambda and Cloudflare Workers. We implemented a state-of-the-art cryptographic validation system for in-app purchases and subscriptions, utilizing asymmetrical (public-private key) digital signatures. Matching updates are pushed over a serverless WebSocket network, and premium views are decrypted dynamically on the client side only after verifying active cryptographically signed server tokens.
Architected a serverless database layer using Amazon DynamoDB and Redis for sub-millisecond leaderboard updates
Created an AI score predicting engine that generates live statistics overlays during games
Designed and implemented cryptographic licensing protocols for in-app purchases to ensure zero bypass potential
Optimized edge-network delivery routes to reduce latency to under 50ms globally
Built clean, responsive dashboards optimized for mobile web browsers and live displays
Tech Stack
The Impact
100% Hack-Proof Security
Cryptographically signed validation tokens prevented bypass of premium features.
Sub-50ms Global Latency
Live score updates pushed over edge networks in real time.
90% Operational Cost Cut
Serverless execution models scaled down to zero cost during off-hours.
5M+ Concurrent Matches
Successfully stress-tested for massive traffic spikes during peak match times of major tournaments.
iCave built us a platform that handles massive traffic surges with ease, but the crown jewel is the licensing security. Our premium features are entirely protected, and their serverless implementation keeps our overhead incredibly low.
David Sterling
CTO, Scoreon Ltd