We take the security of our project seriously. If you believe you have found a security vulnerability, please report it to us as described below.

1. DO NOT create a public GitHub issue for the vulnerability.
2. Email your findings to [security@materialidentity.org].
3. Provide a detailed description of the vulnerability, including:
   • The steps to reproduce the issue
   • Any proof-of-concept code
   • The potential impact of the vulnerability
   • Suggested fixes if available

• We will acknowledge receipt of your report within 48 hours.
• We will provide a more detailed response within 7 days, indicating next steps.
• We will handle your report with strict confidentiality and not share details with third parties without your permission.
• We will keep you informed of our progress.
• After the issue is resolved, we will publicly acknowledge your responsible disclosure, unless you prefer to remain anonymous.

• All code changes must be reviewed by at least one maintainer
• Security-sensitive changes require review by two maintainers
• No direct commits to main branch
• Signed commits required for all contributions

• Regular automated dependency updates via Dependabot
• Weekly security scanning of dependencies with socket.dev
• Automated vulnerability notifications
• Strict version pinning for production dependencies

• Two-factor authentication required for all maintainers
• Regular audit of repository access permissions
• Use of fine-grained personal access tokens
• No sharing of access credentials
• Signing of all commits via PGP enforced

• Automated security scanning in CI/CD pipeline
• Separate staging and production environments
• Automated testing for security configurations
• Regular security audits of deployment processes

• Automated static code analysis
• Regular security-focused code reviews
• No sensitive information in repository
• Strict input validation requirements

1. Security patches will be released as soon as possible for all supported versions
2. Emergency patches will be fast-tracked through our release process
3. Users will be notified through GitHub Security Advisories

We kindly ask security researchers to:

• Allow us reasonable time to resolve the issue before public disclosure
• Make every effort to avoid privacy violations, data destruction, or service interruption
• Only interact with test accounts you own
• Delete any data obtained during research

Currently, we do not offer a bug bounty program. However, we deeply appreciate the work of security researchers and will publicly acknowledge all responsibly disclosed findings.

This security policy follows industry best practices and aims to comply with:

• OWASP Security Guidelines
• CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors
• GitHub's Responsible Disclosure Policy