A File Format to Aid in Security Vulnerability Disclosure
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Network Working Group                                          E. Foudil
Internet-Draft
Intended status: Informational                           Y. Shafranovich
Expires: August 28, 2020                        Nightwatch Cybersecurity
                                                       February 25, 2020

       A File Format to Aid in Security Vulnerability Disclosure
                      draft-foudil-securitytxt-09

Abstract

   When security vulnerabilities are discovered by researchers, proper
   reporting channels are often lacking.  As a result, vulnerabilities
   may be left unreported.  This document defines a format
   ("security.txt") to help organizations describe their vulnerability
   disclosure practices to make it easier for researchers to report
   vulnerabilities.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.1.  Motivation, Prior Work and Scope  . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   2.  Note to Readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   3.  The Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.1.  Scope of the File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.2.  Comments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.3.  Line Separator  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     3.4.  Digital signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     3.5.  Field Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
       3.5.1.  Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
       3.5.2.  Canonical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
       3.5.3.  Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
       3.5.4.  Encryption  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
       3.5.5.  Expires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
       3.5.6.  Hiring  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
       3.5.7.  Policy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
       3.5.8.  Preferred-Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     3.6.  Example of an unsigned "security.txt" file  . . . . . . .   9
     3.7.  Example of a signed "security.txt" file . . . . . . . . .   9
   4.  Location of the security.txt file . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     4.1.  Web-based services  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     4.2.  Filesystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     4.3.  Extensibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   5.  File Format Description and ABNF Grammar  . . . . . . . . . .  11
   6.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     6.1.  Compromised Files and Redirects . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     6.2.  Incorrect or Stale Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     6.3.  Intentionally Malformed Files, Resources and Reports  . .  13
     6.4.  No Implied Permission for Testing . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     6.5.  Multi-user Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     6.6.  Protecting Data in Transit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     6.7.  Spam and Spurious Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   7.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     7.1.  Well-Known URIs registry  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
     7.2.  Registry for security.txt Fields  . . . . . . . . . . . .  16