1# Security Policy
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3## No Warranty
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5Per the terms of the BSD-2-Clause license, libcoap is offered "as is" and
6without any guarantee or warranty pertaining to its operation. While every
7reasonable effort is made by its maintainers to ensure the product remains
8free of security vulnerabilities, users are ultimately responsible for
9conducting their own evaluations of each software release.
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11## Reporting a Suspected Vulnerability
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13If you believe you've uncovered a security vulnerability and wish to report
14it confidentially, you may do so via email. Please note that any reported
15vulnerabilities **MUST** meet all the following conditions:
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17* Affects the most recent stable release of libcoap, or a current beta release
18* Is reproducible following a prescribed set of instructions
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20Please note that we **DO NOT** accept reports generated by automated tooling
21which merely suggest that a file or file(s) _may_ be vulnerable under certain
22conditions, as these are most often innocuous.
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24If you believe that you've found a vulnerability which meets all of these
25conditions, please email a brief description of the suspected bug and
26instructions for reproduction to **libcoap-security@tzi.org**. Please do NOT
27create a public GitHub issue.
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29### Bug Bounties
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31As libcoap is provided as free open source software, we do not offer any monetary
32compensation for vulnerability or bug reports, however your contributions are greatly
33appreciated.
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