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+---
+name: File an issue
+about: For all non-security issues
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
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 The software is provided under the MIT license.
 Note that additional licences apply if you use the minicrypto binding (see above).
+
+Reporting Security Issues
+---
+Please report vulnerabilities to h2o-vuln@googlegroups.com. See [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) for more information.
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+## Report a security issue
+
+The h2o/picotls project team welcomes security reports and is committed to providing prompt attention to security issues. Security issues should be reported privately via h2o-vuln@googlegroups.com.
+
+## Security advisories
+
+Remediation of security vulnerabilities is prioritized by the project team. The project team endeavors to coordinate remediation with third-party stakeholders, and is committed to transparency in the disclosure process. The picotls/h2o team announces security issues via [h2o project Github Release notes](https://github.com/h2o/h2o/releases) as well as [the h2o website](h2o.examp1e.net) on a best-effort basis.