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Add SECURITY.md and notes on PVR#372

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Summary

Adds a SECURITY.md file to the repository and documents best practices for allowing others to report security problems.

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Added SECURITY.md

  • Provides guidance on how to report security vulnerabilities
  • Uses GitHub's Private Vulnerability Reporting (PVR) as the primary reporting method
  • Includes a direct link to the vulnerability reporting form for ease of use
  • Retains contact details for general security enquiries

Updated practices/securing-repositories.md

Added a new section "Allowing others to report security problems" covering:

  • Adding a SECURITY.md file to repositories
  • Enabling Security advisories
  • Enabling Private vulnerability reporting for public repositories
  • Monitoring and acting on security advisories

Also links to this repository's SECURITY.md as a working example.

Why

Public repositories should make it easy for security researchers and users to report vulnerabilities privately. GitHub's Private Vulnerability Reporting provides a low-friction, secure channel that doesn't require external reporters to manage email or tokens — they just need a GitHub account.

Checklist

  • SECURITY.md added to repository root
  • Private vulnerability reporting enabled in repository settings
  • Documentation updated with guidance for other teams

@andyblundell andyblundell requested a review from a team as a code owner April 15, 2026 17:29
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Co-authored-by: Alex Young <alex.young12@nhs.net>
Co-authored-by: Alex Young <alex.young12@nhs.net>
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@andyblundell andyblundell added this pull request to the merge queue Apr 23, 2026
Merged via the queue into main with commit 850bd96 Apr 23, 2026
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