# Snigdha OS Web Dev Security Policy 🔐

Thank you for taking an interest in the security of Snigdha OS Web Dev! We take security seriously and encourage responsible disclosure of vulnerabilities.

## 🚨 Reporting a Vulnerability

If you discover a security vulnerability, please follow these steps to report it responsibly:

1. **Do not open a public issue** on GitHub. This helps prevent potential exploitation by malicious users.
2. Send a detailed email to us at **security@snigdhaos.org**.
3. In the email, include the following details:
   - A description of the vulnerability.
   - The steps to reproduce the issue.
   - Any potential exploit or sample code (if possible).
   - Your contact information (optional but helpful).

## 🔒 Security Response Process

Once we receive your report, we will follow these steps:

1. **Acknowledge receipt**: We will confirm that we've received your report within 24-48 hours.
2. **Assessment**: We will assess the issue, determine its severity, and prioritize fixing it.
3. **Fix the issue**: We will implement the necessary fixes or patches and test them.
4. **Public disclosure**: After fixing the issue, we will publicly disclose the vulnerability in the form of a GitHub release or security advisory.
5. **Follow-up**: We will notify you of the resolution and, if appropriate, credit you for the discovery.

## 🔑 Security Best Practices

We recommend the following best practices to help keep Snigdha OS Web Dev secure:

- Always ensure your development environment is up to date with the latest security patches.
- Use secure libraries and frameworks when contributing to the project.
- Avoid storing sensitive information like passwords, API keys, or credentials in the codebase.
- Regularly check for known vulnerabilities in dependencies and update them as necessary.
- Use HTTPS for all communications between clients and servers.

## 🛠 Security Tools We Use

We actively use the following tools to help ensure security in Snigdha OS Web Dev:

- **Code scanning** tools like GitHub's built-in security features to check for vulnerabilities in the codebase.
- **Dependabot** to monitor and automatically update vulnerable dependencies.
- Regular security audits by our team to identify and mitigate potential threats.

## 👥 Responsible Disclosure

By following our security policy and responsibly reporting any discovered vulnerabilities, you help improve the security of Snigdha OS Web Dev for everyone. We appreciate your efforts in making our project more secure.

Thank you for being a responsible member of the Snigdha OS Web Dev community!

For further details, refer to our [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file for how you can contribute to the Snigdha OS Web Dev project in a safe and secure manner.
