Security Disclosure Policy
Matrix.org greatly appreciates investigative work into security vulnerabilities carried out by well-intentioned, ethical security researchers. We follow the practice of responsible disclosure in order to best protect Matrix’s user-base from the impact of security issues. On our side, this means:
- We will respond to security incidents as a priority.
- We will fix the issue as soon as is practical, keeping in mind that not all risks are created equal.
- We will always transparently let the community know about any incident that affects them.
If you have found a security vulnerability in Matrix, we ask that you disclose it responsibly by emailing [email protected]. Please do not discuss potential vulnerabilities in public without validating with us first.
On receipt the security team will:
- Review the report, verify the vulnerability and respond with confirmation and/or further information requests; we typically reply within 24 hours.
- Once the reported security bug has been addressed we will notify the Researcher, who is then welcome to optionally disclose publicly.
The Matrix.org Foundation does not currently provide a bug bounty, though organisations building on top of Matrix may do so in future. We do, however, maintain a Hall of Fame to recognise those who have responsibly disclosed security issues to us in the past.
Hall of Fame
If you think you should be on the list, apologies if we missed you, please mail us at [email protected]
