At BloqrAI, we take security seriously. If you discover a security vulnerability, please help us by responsibly disclosing it rather than posting it publicly.

Please do NOT open a public GitHub issue for security vulnerabilities.

Instead, email your findings to: security@bloqr.dev

Include in your report:

• Description of the vulnerability
• Steps to reproduce
• Potential impact
• Suggested fix (if you have one)
• Your name and contact information (optional, for credit)

1. Acknowledgment (within 24-48 hours)

   • We'll confirm receipt of your report
   • Provide you with a reference number

2. Investigation (2-7 days)

   • We'll investigate the vulnerability
   • Determine its scope and severity
   • Develop a fix if confirmed

3. Fix & Release (varies by severity)

   • Critical: Patched within 7 days
   • High: Patched within 14 days
   • Medium: Patched within 30 days
   • Low: Included in next release

4. Disclosure

   • We'll coordinate with you on responsible disclosure timing
   • We welcome credit (name/handle) in our security advisory
   • Public disclosure after fix is released and users have time to patch

• Remote Code Execution (RCE)
• Authentication bypass
• Complete data breach or loss
• Affects all users
• No workaround available

Timeline: Fix within 7 days

• Privilege escalation
• Significant data exposure (not all users)
• Denial of Service attacks
• Significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, or availability

Timeline: Fix within 14 days

• Moderate data exposure
• Requires user interaction to exploit
• Affects specific configurations
• Reasonable workarounds available

Timeline: Fix within 30 days

• Minor issues with low impact
• Requires specific, unlikely conditions
• Affects edge cases

Timeline: Included in next release

We follow security best practices:

• ✅ Code Review: All code reviewed before merge
• ✅ Dependency Updates: Regular dependency updates and vulnerability scanning
• ✅ Secret Management: No secrets in code; managed via secure environment variables
• ✅ Type Safety: TypeScript strict mode to catch potential bugs
• ✅ Testing: Comprehensive test coverage including security scenarios
• ✅ HTTPS Only: All communications encrypted in transit
• ✅ Access Control: Principle of least privilege for all systems

• ✅ Infrastructure Security: Managed by Cloudflare with DDoS protection
• ✅ Database Security: PostgreSQL with encryption at rest and in transit
• ✅ Audit Logging: All administrative actions logged
• ✅ Regular Updates: Infrastructure and dependencies kept current
• ✅ Monitoring: Security monitoring and alerting
• ✅ Backup Strategy: Regular backups with secure retention
• ✅ Incident Response: Plan in place for security incidents

We use automated tools to scan for vulnerable dependencies:

• Dependabot: GitHub's automated dependency vulnerability scanning
• npm audit: Regular audits of npm dependencies
• OWASP Top 10: Regular reviews against OWASP security guidance

Policy:

• Critical vulnerabilities: Patched within 24 hours
• High vulnerabilities: Patched within 7 days
• Medium/Low: Patched with next release or within 30 days

• Passwords are hashed using industry-standard algorithms (bcrypt)
• Never stored or transmitted in plaintext
• Minimum 12 characters recommended
• Regular password rotation encouraged

• All API endpoints require authentication
• API keys are single-use and revocable
• Rate limiting implemented to prevent abuse
• CORS properly configured

• Secure session tokens with expiration
• HTTPS-only transmission
• Secure, HttpOnly cookies
• CSRF protection on state-changing operations

• In Transit: TLS 1.2+ for all connections
• At Rest: Encryption for sensitive data in database
• Backups: Encrypted backup storage

• We minimize data collection
• User data deleted upon account deletion
• Audit logs retained for 90 days
• Compliance with applicable data protection laws

In the event of a security incident:

1. Detection & Assessment (immediate)

   • Determine scope and severity
   • Identify affected systems and users

2. Containment (immediate)

   • Isolate affected systems
   • Stop the attack if possible
   • Preserve evidence

3. Notification (within 24 hours for data breaches)

   • Notify affected users
   • Notify authorities if required by law
   • Coordinate with security researchers who reported it

4. Investigation (ongoing)

   • Determine root cause
   • Identify all affected data/systems
   • Document timeline

5. Recovery

   • Restore systems
   • Implement fixes
   • Verify integrity

6. Postmortem (within 7 days)

   • Document lessons learned
   • Implement preventive measures
   • Update this policy if needed

Our applications implement security headers:

• Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS)
• Content-Security-Policy (CSP)
• X-Content-Type-Options
• X-Frame-Options
• X-XSS-Protection
• Referrer-Policy

• All third-party services undergo security review
• Regular audits of third-party access
• Contracts include security requirements
• Principle of least privilege for integrations

BloqrAI is committed to security and privacy compliance:

• GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
• Data protection laws in operating jurisdictions
• Industry best practices and standards

We publish security advisories for vulnerabilities:

• Posted to GitHub Security Advisories
• Announced via security mailing list (coming soon)
• Semantic versioning used to track security patches

For security questions or clarifications:

• 🔒 Vulnerabilities: security@bloqr.dev
• 💬 General questions: Open a Discussion
• 👥 For BloqrAI team: Ping @bloqr-admins

Thank you for helping keep BloqrAI secure! 🙏