We prioritize security for the latest release of the project. Critical security updates may be backported to previous versions at our discretion.

Please do not report security vulnerabilities through public GitHub issues.

1. Email security concerns to [MAINTAINER_EMAIL] (or open a private security advisory on GitHub)
2. Include:
   • Description of the vulnerability
   • Steps to reproduce
   • Impact analysis
   • Suggested mitigation (if known)
3. We will respond within 3 business days
4. Do not disclose publicly until we've addressed the issue

• Authentication token handling
• Data validation/sanitization
• Dependency chain vulnerabilities
• Configuration security

1. Token Security:

   • Never commit .env files or hardcode tokens
   • Use tokens with minimal permissions (only repo scope required)
   • Rotate tokens regularly

2. Environment Configuration:

   # .env example (keep this file private)
   GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_yourtokenhere
   GITHUB_REPO_OWNER=your-org
   GITHUB_REPO_NAME=your-repo

1. Dependency Security:

   # Regularly check for vulnerabilities
   pip list --outdated
   safety check  # Requires `safety` package

2. Secure Coding:

   • Validate all user input
   • Use Python's built-in security libraries (e.g., secrets for tokens)
   • Avoid shell injection risks with subprocess calls

1. Regular Security Checks:

   • Monitor Python vulnerabilities via PyPA Security
   • Use GitHub Dependabot for dependency scanning

   # Example .github/dependabot.yml
   version: 2
   updates:
     - package-ecosystem: "pip"
       directory: "/"
       schedule:
         interval: "weekly"

2. Response Protocol:

   • Acknowledge report within 3 days
   • Patch development within 14 days
   • Public disclosure after patch release

We recommend these for development:

• bandit: Static code analysis

  pip install bandit
  bandit -r .

• safety: Dependency scanning

  pip install safety
  safety check