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SECURITY.md

Security Policy

Supported Versions

The Payroll Engine is currently in pre-release. Security fixes are applied to the latest release only.

Version Supported
0.9.x-beta ✅ Latest release
< 0.9.0 ❌ Not supported

Once version 1.0 is released, a long-term support policy will be defined.

Reporting a Vulnerability

⚠️ Please do not report security vulnerabilities through public GitHub issues.

To report a security vulnerability, send an e-mail to:

info@payrollengine.org

Please include as much of the following information as possible to help us understand and reproduce the issue:

  • Type of vulnerability (e.g. authentication bypass, SQL injection, XSS)
  • Affected component (Backend, Web Application, Console, API)
  • Steps to reproduce
  • Potential impact
  • Any suggested mitigation (optional)

Response Timeline

Step Target timeframe
Initial response Within 48 hours
Assessment Within 7 days
Fix or workaround Depends on severity

We will keep you informed of the progress throughout the process. We ask that you give us a reasonable time to address the issue before any public disclosure.

Scope

This policy covers the following repositories:

Deployment Note

The Payroll Engine is a backend service designed for use within protected network environments. It is not intended for direct exposure to the public Internet. For available security configuration options (authentication, rate limiting, CORS, script safety analysis), refer to the Security documentation.

There aren’t any published security advisories