[Security] Suggest enabling private vulnerability reporting / adding SECURITY.md
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Description
Hi maintainers,
SMS4J's Security tab currently shows GitHub's "Suggest a security policy" prompt — there's no `SECURITY.md` and Private Vulnerability Reporting (PVR) is disabled.
I checked the API:
```
GET /repos/dromara/SMS4J/private-vulnerability-reporting
=> {"enabled": false}
```
For an SMS-sending abstraction specifically, having a structured private-disclosure channel matters because findings often touch credential handling and rate-limit-bypass paths that adapter authors should fix before they're widely known.
**Two options I'd love your help with:**
- **Option A (preferred):** Enable Private Vulnerability Reporting via *Settings → Code security → Private vulnerability reporting → Enable*. Free for public repos, hides triage discussion from the public, and gives researchers a structured GHSA channel.
- **Option B:** Confirm a preferred private channel (email or otherwise) and I can route there.
I've also opened a companion PR adding a draft `SECURITY.md` based on the standard GitHub template, with sections tailored for an SMS / credential-handling library. It's purely the "Suggest a security policy" suggestion — feel free to edit anything in it; the important thing is that *a private reporting channel exists*.
Thanks for considering!
— Eddie Ran
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the draft SECURITY.md from the companion PR and the standard GitHub security-policy template. Then check Settings → Code security → Private vulnerability reporting. Done means the repository has a private reporting channel enabled or a confirmed private contact, with SECURITY.md documenting the chosen process.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- github
- Domain
- documentation, security
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100