This document outlines security procedures and general policies for the <project name> project.

• Reporting a Bug
• Disclosure Policy
• Comments on this Policy

The <project name> team and community take all security bugs in <project name> seriously. Thank you for improving the security of <project name>. We appreciate your efforts and responsible disclosure and will make every effort to acknowledge your contributions.

Report security bugs by emailing oss-security@cisco.com.

The lead maintainer will acknowledge your email within 48 hours, and will send a more detailed response within 48 hours indicating the next steps in handling your report. After the initial reply to your report, the security team will endeavor to keep you informed of the progress towards a fix and full announcement, and may ask for additional information or guidance.

When the security team receives a security bug report, they will assign it to a primary handler. This person will coordinate the fix and release process, involving the following steps:

• Confirm the problem and determine the affected versions.
• Audit code to find any potential similar problems.
• Prepare fixes for all releases still under maintenance. These fixes will be released as quickly as possible.

If you have suggestions on how this process could be improved please submit a pull request.