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+# Security Policy
+
+Warden is a self-hosted, Bitwarden-compatible backend for Cloudflare Workers. We take security seriously, but please note this project has not been formally security-audited.
+
+## Reporting a Vulnerability
+
+**Preferred:** Use GitHub’s private vulnerability reporting (Security tab → “Report a vulnerability”).
+
+**Do not** open a public issue with exploit details.
+
+When reporting, include:
+
+- A clear description of the issue and impact.
+- Steps to reproduce (ideally on your own deployment).
+- Affected endpoint(s)/file(s) and any relevant configuration (e.g., `wrangler.toml` ratelimit bindings, Durable Objects offload, R2 attachments).
+- Version/commit SHA and your deployment environment (Workers plan, Wrangler version if relevant).
+
+## Disclosure Guidelines
+
+- Please give us a reasonable amount of time to investigate and address the issue before public disclosure.
+- Make a good-faith effort to avoid privacy violations, data destruction, and service disruption.
+- Do not perform denial-of-service testing against the demo instance.
+
+## Supported Versions
+
+Security fixes are provided on a best-effort basis for the latest release and the `main` branch. Older versions may not receive security patches.
+
+## In Scope
+
+- Backend implementation in `src/` (auth, crypto, handlers, database access).
+- Worker entrypoint and edge concerns in `src/entry.js` (routing, attachment streaming, Durable Objects offload).
+- Wrangler configuration in `wrangler.toml` (bindings, rate limiting, routes).
+- Database schema and migrations (`sql/`, `migrations/`).
+- Deployment tooling and scripts (`docs/`, `scripts/`, GitHub Actions workflows).
+- UI overrides shipped by this repo (e.g., `public/css/`).
+
+## Out of Scope / Exclusions
+
+- Issues in upstream Bitwarden clients (mobile/desktop/browser extensions).
+- Issues in the bundled upstream Web Vault build (`bw_web_builds`) that are not caused by this repository’s overrides.
+- Vulnerabilities in the Cloudflare platform itself (Workers/D1/R2/DO); please report those to Cloudflare.
+- Vulnerabilities in unmaintained/outdated deployments.
+- Attacks requiring physical access to a user’s device.
+- Social engineering, spam, and denial-of-service attempts.
+
+## Deployment Hardening (Operators)
+
+This project is "self-hosted": **your Cloudflare account is part of your security boundary**. Review the deployment docs and consider the following:
+
+- Set strong secrets: `JWT_SECRET` and `JWT_REFRESH_SECRET` (>32 characters, random, unique per environment).
+- Restrict who can register/log in (e.g., `ALLOWED_EMAILS`), and consider disabling open registration.
+- Ensure rate limiting is configured (see `wrangler.toml` `[[ratelimits]]` bindings); missing bindings degrade gracefully and may reduce protection.
+- Treat Cloudflare API tokens as highly sensitive; grant least privilege and rotate when needed.
+- Protect backups and exports (D1 backups, logs) as they may contain sensitive metadata.
+