Security and privacy are fundamental to StepSyncAI. As a health and wellness application handling sensitive personal health information (mental health data, medication records, exercise tracking), we take security seriously and follow industry best practices.

If you discover a security vulnerability in StepSyncAI, please report it responsibly:

📧 Email: Isaloum@users.noreply.github.com

Response Time: We will acknowledge all security reports within 48 hours and work on fixes as top priority.

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

• ❌ Do NOT create public GitHub issues for security vulnerabilities
• ❌ Do NOT disclose the vulnerability publicly until we've had time to address it
• ❌ Do NOT exploit the vulnerability beyond what's necessary to demonstrate it

We follow coordinated disclosure practices and will work with you to ensure proper credit for your discovery.

• 1,900+ automated tests with 82% code coverage (enforced by CI/CD)
• All tests must pass before code can be merged to main branch
• Comprehensive test coverage across all health tracking modules:
  • Mental Health Tracker: 83.65% coverage
  • Medication Tracker: 87.61% coverage
  • AWS Learning App: 82.24% coverage
  • Reminder Service: 100% coverage
• Automated dependency vulnerability scanning
• Regular security audits of third-party packages

• AWS best practices for authentication and authorization
• Secure token management (no hardcoded credentials)
• Access keys and secrets stored in environment variables only
• IAM role-based access controls for cloud resources
• Encrypted data transmission (TLS/HTTPS)
• Regular security patching of cloud infrastructure

• No public cloud storage of PII (Personally Identifiable Information)
• Health data protected by design with privacy-first architecture
• Sensitive medication and mental health data encrypted at rest
• User data isolation and access controls
• Secure deletion of expired or removed data
• Audit logging for data access and modifications

• All dependencies kept up-to-date
• Automated vulnerability scanning via npm audit
• Code review required for all changes
• Branch protection on main branch
• CI/CD pipeline with security checks
• Type safety with JSDoc annotations

StepSyncAI is designed with HIPAA and GDPR data privacy principles in mind, including:

• Data minimization (collect only what's necessary)
• Purpose limitation (use data only for intended purposes)
• Storage limitation (retention policies for health data)
• Integrity and confidentiality (encryption and access controls)
• Accountability (audit logging and data processing records)

⚠️ Important Notice: While StepSyncAI follows privacy-by-design principles, production deployments handling actual patient data require additional organizational-level compliance measures, including:

• Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) for HIPAA
• Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) for GDPR
• Proper security risk assessments
• Employee training and policies
• Incident response procedures
• Regular compliance audits

For detailed information about data handling, storage, and privacy architecture:

• Architecture Documentation - System design and data flows
• Deployment Guide - Production deployment security considerations
• Contributing Guidelines - Security practices for contributors

We provide security updates for the following versions:

Current Version: v3.12.0

• Input Validation: All user inputs sanitized and validated
• Output Encoding: Protection against XSS attacks
• Error Handling: Secure error messages (no sensitive info leakage)
• Session Management: Secure session handling and timeouts
• Rate Limiting: Protection against abuse and DoS attacks

• Mental Health Tracking: Mood data, journal entries, and assessments protected
• Medication Management: Drug information, dosages, and schedules encrypted
• Exercise & Sleep Data: Activity logs and sleep patterns secured
• AWS Learning Progress: Educational data and achievements protected

• 100% test coverage ensuring reliability
• Secure notification delivery
• No storage of notification content in logs
• Privacy-preserving reminder mechanisms

Email: Isaloum@users.noreply.github.com

GitHub Issues: Open an Issue

GitHub: @Isaloum

We appreciate the security research community's efforts in helping keep StepSyncAI secure. Responsible disclosure helps protect all users.

Hall of Fame: Security researchers who have responsibly disclosed vulnerabilities will be acknowledged here (with their permission).

• OWASP Top 10 - Web application security risks
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework - Security standards
• HIPAA Security Rule - Healthcare data protection
• GDPR Official Text - EU data protection regulation

Last Updated: January 8, 2026
Version: 1.0.0

This security policy is a living document and will be updated as our security practices evolve.