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Security Policy

Supported Versions

Version Supported
0.4.x ✅ Current
< 0.4 ❌ No longer supported

Reporting a Vulnerability

Please do not open a public GitHub issue for security vulnerabilities.

Report security issues by opening a GitHub private security advisory.

Include:

  • A description of the vulnerability and its impact
  • Steps to reproduce or a proof-of-concept
  • Affected versions
  • Suggested fix, if any

Response Timeline

  • Acknowledgement: within 48 hours
  • Initial assessment: within 5 business days
  • Fix and coordinated disclosure: within 90 days (sooner for critical issues)

Scope

Issues in scope:

  • Secret decryption without authorization
  • Identity key extraction or leakage
  • Bypass of the production barrier (allow-prod / HMAC token)
  • Path traversal or shell injection via crafted secret files or recipient keys
  • Race conditions leading to secret exposure on disk

Out of scope:

  • Vulnerabilities in dependencies (report those to the dependency maintainers)
  • Issues requiring physical access to the machine
  • Social engineering attacks

There aren’t any published security advisories