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Security: Alien-Protocol/Alien-Gateway

SECURITY.md

Security Policy

Reporting a Vulnerability

If you discover a security vulnerability in Alien Gateway, please do not open a public GitHub issue.

Report it privately via one of the following channels:

Please include:

  • A description of the vulnerability and its potential impact
  • Steps to reproduce or a proof-of-concept
  • Affected component (circuit, contract, or off-chain tooling)

We aim to acknowledge reports within 48 hours and provide a resolution timeline within 7 days.

Scope

In scope:

  • ZK circuits (zk/circuits/)
  • Soroban smart contracts (gateway-contract/contracts/)
  • Trusted setup artifacts and verification keys

Out of scope:

  • Third-party dependencies (circomlib, soroban-sdk) — report upstream
  • Issues requiring physical access or social engineering

Disclosure Policy

We follow coordinated disclosure. Please allow us reasonable time to patch before public disclosure. We will credit researchers in release notes unless anonymity is requested.

Known Limitations (Pre-Audit)

See docs/threat-model.md for the current threat model and known findings being addressed before the audit handoff.

There aren’t any published security advisories