Please do not open GitHub issues for security vulnerabilities!

If you discover a security vulnerability, please email us at security@example.com with:

• Description of the vulnerability
• Steps to reproduce the issue
• Potential impact assessment
• Suggested fix (if available)

We will:

1. Acknowledge receipt of your report within 48 hours
2. Investigate the issue
3. Work on a fix and coordinate the release
4. Credit the finder of the vulnerability (if desired)

1. Keep your installation up to date
2. Use strong authentication credentials
3. Use HTTPS for all connections
4. Enable rate limiting
5. Monitor access logs
6. Use environment variables for sensitive data
7. Regularly audit permissions

1. Never commit secrets, keys, or passwords
2. Use environment variables for sensitive configuration
3. Validate all user input
4. Follow secure coding practices
5. Keep dependencies updated
6. Use type hints and validation
7. Implement proper error handling
8. Use cryptographic functions safely

We use:

• Dependabot for dependency monitoring
• Safety for vulnerability scanning
• Bandit for code security analysis
• Regular security audits

We implement:

• Content Security Policy (CSP)
• X-Frame-Options
• X-Content-Type-Options
• Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS)
• X-XSS-Protection

This project complies with:

• OWASP Top 10 recommendations
• CWE/SANS Top 25 guidelines
• Python security best practices
• GDPR requirements (where applicable)

• Day 0: Vulnerability reported
• Day 1: Confirmation and assessment
• Days 2-7: Development and testing
• Day 7+: Release coordination and announcement

• OWASP Top 10
• CWE/SANS Top 25
• Python Security
• Bandit Documentation

If you discover vulnerabilities in third-party dependencies:

1. Report to the dependency maintainers first
2. Inform us of the issue
3. We will coordinate a response

Thank you for helping keep our project secure!