# SECURITY.md

## Security Policy

Thank you for helping improve the safety and integrity of this repository.

**THE HOOK™** is presented as a **defensive, sanitized, and public-facing** repository. Security reports are welcome when they relate to:

- accidental exposure of sensitive implementation detail
- unsafe public documentation
- secrets, tokens, or credentials committed by mistake
- privacy or data exposure risk in public materials
- unsafe demo behavior
- repository integrity concerns
- brand or supply-chain abuse involving this repository

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## Scope

This repository is intended for public-safe architectural communication and defensive product presentation.

Please report issues such as:

- exposed secrets or keys
- unsafe scripts or unintended network behavior
- misleading documentation that could encourage misuse
- repository compromise or suspicious tampering
- unauthorized mirrors or impersonation attempts that appear malicious

Please do **not** use this policy to request:

- offensive guidance
- exploit development
- traffic interception methods
- credential collection logic
- attack-routing implementation detail
- production misuse advice

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## Reporting a Vulnerability

Please send responsible disclosures privately to the maintainer with:

1. a clear description of the issue
2. affected file(s) or path(s)
3. reproduction steps if applicable
4. impact assessment
5. suggested remediation if available

Keep reports concise, factual, and confidential.

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## Coordinated Disclosure Expectations

Please:

- avoid public disclosure before review
- avoid including live secrets in issue threads
- avoid testing against systems you do not own or control
- avoid any action that could damage availability, integrity, or trust

Good-faith reporting is appreciated.

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## Public Repo Safety Standard

The maintainer may remove or reject content that:

- increases dual-use risk
- introduces ambiguous offensive capability
- exposes restricted architectural detail
- weakens the defensive framing of the project

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## Ownership Notice

**© 2026 Ciprian Stefan Plesca. All Rights Reserved.**

THE HOOK™ repository and associated materials are proprietary. Security review participation does not grant any license or ownership right.