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+# Open Service Mesh Security Policies and Procedures
+
+This document outlines security procedures and general policies for the
+Open Service Mesh open source project as found on https://github.com/openservicemesh/osm.
+
+  * [Reporting a Vulnerability](#reporting-a-vulnerability)
+  * [Disclosure Policy](#disclosure-policy)
+
+## Reporting a Vulnerability 
+
+**IMPORTANT: Please do not open public issues on GitHub for security vulnerabilities**
+
+The OSM team and community take all security vulnerabilities
+seriously. Thank you for improving the security of our open source 
+software. We appreciate your efforts and responsible disclosure and will
+make every effort to acknowledge your contributions.
+
+Report security vulnerabilities by emailing the OSM security team at:
+
+    [email protected]
+
+Please provide the following:
+
+  - Individual's identity and organization
+  - Detailed description of the issue and the consequences of the vulnerability
+  - Estimation of the attack surface
+  - 3rd party software, if any, used with OSM
+  - Detailed steps to reproduce the issue
+
+A maintainer will acknowledge your email and send a detailed
+response within 3 business days indicating the next steps in 
+handling your report. After the initial reply to your report, the team
+will endeavor to keep you informed of the progress towards a fix and
+full announcement, and may ask for additional information or guidance.
+
+Report potential security issues, or known security issues in a 
+third party modules by opening a Github Issue.
+
+## Disclosure Policy
+
+When the team receives a security bug report, they will assign it
+to someone to be a primary handler. This person will coordinate the fix 
+and release process, involving the following steps:
+
+  * Confirm the problem and determine the affected versions.
+  * Audit code to find any potential similar problems.
+  * Prepare fixes for all releases still under maintenance. These fixes
+    will be released as fast as possible.
+
+*Inspired by the [Atomist Security Template](https://github.com/atomist/samples/blob/master/SECURITY.md)*