We actively support and provide security updates for the following versions:

We take security vulnerabilities seriously. If you discover a security vulnerability, please follow these steps:

Please do not report security vulnerabilities through public GitHub issues. This helps protect the security of users.

Please report security vulnerabilities by emailing:

• Email: [Your Security Email]
• Subject: [LoPace Security] <Brief Description>

Please include the following information in your report:

• Type of vulnerability
• Full paths of source file(s) related to the vulnerability
• The location of the affected source code (tag/branch/commit or direct URL)
• Step-by-step instructions to reproduce the issue
• Proof-of-concept or exploit code (if possible)
• Impact of the vulnerability

• Initial Response: Within 48 hours
• Update: Within 7 days with assessment
• Resolution: As quickly as possible, depending on complexity

• We will acknowledge receipt of your vulnerability report
• We will keep you informed of our progress in resolving the issue
• We will notify you when the vulnerability is fixed
• We will credit you in the security advisory (unless you prefer otherwise)

Please report security vulnerabilities including, but not limited to:

• Remote code execution (RCE)
• SQL injection
• Cross-site scripting (XSS)
• Authentication/Authorization bypasses
• Denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilities
• Data exposure or information leakage
• Cryptographic vulnerabilities

Please do not report:

• Missing security headers (unless they lead to a vulnerability)
• Missing best practices (unless they lead to a vulnerability)
• Theoretical issues without proof of concept
• Issues requiring physical or local access
• Issues requiring social engineering
• Missing or insufficient rate limiting (unless severe)
• Self-XSS
• Content spoofing / text injection issues without showing an attack vector
• Issues related to software dependencies (please report to upstream projects)

When using LoPace:

1. Keep Dependencies Updated: Regularly update your dependencies

   pip install --upgrade lopace

2. Verify Compressed Data: Always verify decompressed data matches original

   decompressed = compressor.decompress(compressed, method)
   assert decompressed == original  # Verify losslessness

3. Use Strong Authentication: If integrating with a service, use secure authentication

4. Validate Input: Always validate and sanitize input data before compression

5. Handle Errors Gracefully: Implement proper error handling in production code

We appreciate the security researchers who help keep LoPace secure. Contributors who report valid security vulnerabilities will be:

• Listed in our security acknowledgments
• Credited in release notes
• Invited to contribute (if interested)

Thank you for helping keep LoPace and its users safe!