Proposed SECURITY.md file for veraPDF projects

SECURITY.md

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+# Security Policy
+
+This security policy applies to all software products maintained by the
+[Open Preservation Foundation](https://openpreservation.org) (OPF), including
+veraPDF, JHOVE, Open Fixity, and associated libraries and tools.
+
+## Reporting a Vulnerability
+
+**Please do not report security vulnerabilities as public GitHub issues.**
+Public disclosure before a fix is available puts users at risk.
+
+Report vulnerabilities using one of these private channels:
+
+- **Email:** security@openpreservation.org
+- **GitHub:** Use the [Report a vulnerability](https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/security-advisories/guidance-on-reporting-and-writing/privately-reporting-a-security-vulnerability) button on the Security tab of the relevant repository
+
+Include as much of the following as you can:
+
+- A description of the vulnerability and its potential impact
+- The affected product(s) and version(s)
+- Steps to reproduce or proof-of-concept code
+- Any suggested mitigations you are aware of
+
+## Our Commitment
+
+When you report a vulnerability to us we will:
+
+- **Acknowledge** your report within 5 business days
+- **Assess** the severity and scope and keep you informed of our findings
+- **Coordinate** the fix and disclosure timeline with you
+- **Credit** you in the security advisory, unless you prefer to remain anonymous
+- **Notify** you before we publish any advisory
+
+We will not take legal action against researchers who report vulnerabilities in
+good faith and act in accordance with this policy.
+
+## Disclosure Timeline
+
+We follow a coordinated vulnerability disclosure (CVD) process:
+
+1. **Day 0** — You report the vulnerability privately
+2. **Within 5 business days** — We acknowledge receipt
+3. **Within 14 days** — We provide an initial assessment, including severity and
+   whether we can reproduce the issue
+4. **Ongoing** — We work on a fix and agree a disclosure date with you
+
+The disclosure timeline depends on severity:
+
+| Severity | Target fix and disclosure |
+|----------|--------------------------|
+| Critical / actively exploited | As fast as possible — we may disclose early with mitigations if a fix is not yet ready |
+| High | Within 30 days |
+| Medium | Within 60 days |
+| Low | Within 90 days |
+
+We will always discuss timeline with you before publishing. If circumstances
+require us to deviate from these targets we will explain why and agree an
+alternative with you.
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+The following are outside the scope of this policy:
+
+- Denial of service attacks
+- Social engineering or phishing of OPF staff
+- Physical security issues
+- Vulnerabilities in third-party dependencies — please report these upstream; we will still triage and advise if you are unsure
+
+## Public Disclosure
+
+Once a fix is available we will:
+
+1. Publish a **GitHub Security Advisory** in the affected repository
+2. Post a summary on the **[OPF website](https://openpreservation.org)**
+3. Issue a **new release** of the affected product with the fix included
+
+We will not publish details of a vulnerability before a fix is available,
+except in cases where active exploitation means users must be warned
+immediately.
+
+## Regulatory Obligations
+
+As part of our compliance with the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), OPF reports
+actively exploited vulnerabilities to ENISA within 24 hours of becoming aware
+of them, and submits full notifications within 14 days. This regulatory
+reporting is separate from and does not replace our commitment to coordinating
+disclosure with you.
+
+---
+
+_Policy version: 1.0 — April 2026_  
+_Review due: April 2027_