nextcloud / nextcloud/server

`Server` security advisories link/section should link to/reference `nextcloud/security-advisories` repo rather than appearing empty

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0. Needs triage security technical debt
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Description

Problem

The security advisories link/section located at https://github.com/nextcloud/server/security is misleading because it is empty.

Cause

All advisories are actually located in their own repository https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories so there should be a link to that instead.

Possible Solution(s)

I'm not sure if the security advisories link/section can be changed to point at another repository (AFAIK it cannot), but perhaps a placeholder advisory can be created in the server one that contains something like:

Note: Our advisories are centrally maintained and available at https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start at the server repository's GitHub Security page and compare it with the linked nextcloud/security-advisories security-advisories page. Check whether GitHub supports directing the section to another repository; if not, assess the placeholder-advisory option. Done means the server security page clearly directs users to the centrally maintained advisories.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
github
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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