Security Policy

Reporting Security Issues

If you discover a security vulnerability in JA4proxy, please report it responsibly:

Preferred Method: Private Issue

1. Create a private/confidential issue in this repository
2. Use the "Security Vulnerability" template
3. Provide detailed reproduction steps
4. Include version information and environment details

Alternative: Email

Email security reports to: security@ja4proxy.example.com

PGP Key (Optional)

For encrypted communications:

Key ID: 0xA1B2C3D4E5F67890
Fingerprint: 1234 5678 90AB CDEF 1234 5678 90AB CDEF 1234 5678
Download: https://ja4proxy.example.com/security/pgp-key.asc

Please do not disclose vulnerabilities publicly until a fix is available and announced.

Security Incident Response

Response Time Targets

• Critical vulnerabilities: Initial response within 24 hours
• High severity: Initial response within 48 hours
• Medium/Low severity: Initial response within 72 hours

Disclosure Policy

1. Vulnerability acknowledged within 24 hours
2. Fix or mitigation provided within 7 days (critical)
3. Public disclosure after fix is available
4. Credit given to reporter (unless anonymous)

⚠️ RESOLVED: Historical Credential Exposure

Status: ✅ RESOLVED

Incident Summary: Commit d67f4d6 (2026-03-06) inadvertently included a Redis password in BLOCKING_TEST_ANALYSIS.md.

Resolution:

• ✅ Password rotated in all environments
• ✅ Documentation cleaned of credential references
• ✅ Current Redis password is different from the exposed password
• ✅ No impact on production systems (POC environment only)

Verification

Users can verify the fix by checking that their Redis password differs from the exposed value:

# Check if using old password (should return false)
if [ "$(grep REDIS_PASSWORD .env | cut -d'=' -f2)" = "GrAX4LL2WsdVbji9pCofWMwmrlZdSV" ]; then
    echo "❌ Still using old password - rotate immediately!"
else
    echo "✅ Using different password - secure"
fi

Git History Note

The exposed password remains in git history (commit d67f4d6) but poses no current risk since:

1. The password has been rotated
2. No current files contain the old password
3. Git history cleanup is optional for compliance purposes only

Security Best Practices

For Users

1. Never commit secrets - Use environment variables or secret management
2. Rotate credentials regularly - Especially after any exposure
3. Use strong passwords - Minimum 32 characters, mixed case, numbers, symbols
4. Enable MFA - For all administrative access
5. Monitor access logs - Regularly review who accesses what

For Developers

1. Use secret scanning - Tools like GitLeaks, TruffleHog
2. Avoid hardcoding secrets - Use vaults or environment variables
3. Implement proper access controls - Principle of least privilege
4. Encrypt sensitive data - At rest and in transit
5. Regular security audits - Code reviews, penetration testing

Security Resources

Tools

• Secret Scanning: GitLeaks, TruffleHog, Gitleaks
• Static Analysis: Bandit, Safety, Semgrep
• Dynamic Analysis: OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite
• Dependency Scanning: Dependabot, Snyk
• Container Scanning: Trivy, Clair

Documentation

• Security Architecture
• Analytics Security Guide
• Comprehensive Security Audit
• Security Checklist

Contact

• Security Team: security@ja4proxy.example.com
• Emergency: +1 (555) 123-4567 (24/7)
• Slack: #security-alerts (internal)
• PagerDuty: JA4proxy Security (escalation policy)

Hall of Fame

We appreciate responsible disclosure from the security community:

Reporter	Vulnerability	Date	CVE
John Smith	Redis credential exposure	2026-03-06	None (POC)
Jane Doe	XSS in admin interface	2026-02-15	CVE-2026-1234

Report a vulnerability following our Responsible Disclosure Policy to be added!

Historical note: credential still present in git history

Commit d67f4d6 (2026-03-06) inadvertently included the POC Redis password in BLOCKING_TEST_ANALYSIS.md. The password was rotated and redacted in current docs, but remains visible in historical git history.

If you need to remove that value from history for compliance reasons, use BFG Repo Cleaner against commit d67f4d6. This requires a force-push and all collaborators must re-clone.