[security] Reporting a Security Issue

Pete Rowley prowley at redhat.com
Thu Oct 26 22:10:06 UTC 2006


Good stuff!

Johannes Ernst wrote:
> The wiki
>     http://openid.net/wiki/
> now has a section on "Reporting a Security Issue" (under "Security")
>
> The idea is that every time anybody believes they have found a 
> security issue, there is (the beginning of a very simple) process by 
> which this issue can be reported and resolved; and by which the issue 
> and its resolution can be captured for others to see.
>
> Obviously, the process can and will evolve. Right now, it's basically:
>  - make sure you have identified a valid issue and it hasn't been 
> reported before
>  - discuss on this mailing list
>  - we write it up on the wiki -- whether valid or not, because others 
> will have the same issue sooner or later.
>
> Which is a whole lot better than what we had before, which was nothing 
> ;-)
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> Johannes Ernst
> NetMesh Inc.
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Pete

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