rfc-9116

A File Format to Aid in Security Vulnerability Disclosure

E. Foudil, Y. Shafranovich
date2022-04 streamIETF wgnon working group statusINFORMATIONAL pages21 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9116 doi10.17487/RFC9116 errataview
When security vulnerabilities are discovered by researchers, proper reporting channels are often lacking. As a result, vulnerabilities may be left unreported. This document defines a machine-parsable format ("security.txt") to help organizations describe their vulnerability disclosure practices to make it easier for researchers to report vulnerabilities.