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SECURITY.md

Security Policy

Supported Versions

This project is currently in active development. Security updates will be applied to the latest main branch and all tagged releases.

Version Supported
0.1.x
< 0.1

Reporting a Vulnerability

Critical Security Issues

If you discover a security vulnerability that could impact the safety, privacy, or operational integrity of this system:

DO NOT CREATE A PUBLIC GITHUB ISSUE.

Instead, send a detailed report to: security@tptsmartcity.org

Include in your report:

  • Type of vulnerability
  • Steps to reproduce or proof of concept
  • Potential impact assessment
  • Any suggested remediation steps

All security reports will be acknowledged within 24 business hours.

Response Timeline

Severity Response Time Fix Timeline
Critical 24 hours 7 days
High 48 hours 14 days
Medium 72 hours 30 days
Low 7 days Next release

What To Expect

  1. We will confirm receipt of your report
  2. Our security team will verify and reproduce the issue
  3. We will develop and test a fix
  4. A security advisory will be published
  5. The fix will be released with appropriate credits

Security Principles

This smart city platform is built with these foundational security principles:

Privacy First

  • Zero-trust architecture across all services
  • End-to-end encryption for citizen data
  • Minimal data collection and retention
  • Anonymization by default for analytics

Operational Security

  • All microservices run with least privilege
  • Separate security domains between public and internal systems
  • Immutable infrastructure deployments
  • Continuous security scanning and auditing

Transparency

  • All security vulnerabilities are publicly disclosed after fixes are deployed
  • Security audit reports are published in this repository
  • No backdoors, hidden telemetry or undocumented functionality

Security Audits

Regular independent security audits are performed. Audit reports are available in the /docs/security/ directory.

Security Best Practices For Deployment

When deploying this platform:

  1. Always use the latest tagged release
  2. Follow the hardening guide in DEPLOYMENT.md
  3. Enable all security features by default
  4. Subscribe to security notifications
  5. Regularly apply security patches

Responsible Disclosure

We follow responsible disclosure practices:

  • We will work with you to verify and address issues
  • We will provide timely updates on progress
  • We will credit reporters in security advisories
  • We will not pursue legal action against ethical security researchers

This security policy is actively maintained. For questions about security practices, contact the security team.

There aren't any published security advisories