security.txt Autor: harmless.systems

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What is security.txt?

security.txt is a proposed standard that provides a means for websites and software authors to define their security policies. This is useful to security researchers or anyone who would like to responsibly disclose a vulnerability to the owners of the website or software.


What is humans.txt?

humans.txt is a less formal initiative for providing human-readable information about the authors of the website.