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Fix #51: replace placeholder security handles with concrete owners
Jul 20, 2026
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docs: document pre-existing soroban-env-host CI break in PR description
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19 changes: 10 additions & 9 deletions CODEOWNERS
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# Default reviewers for the project.

/contracts/ @Riddlrealm #
/docs/ @Riddlrealm #
/scripts/ @Riddlrealm #
/.github/ @Riddlrealm #
/Cargo.toml @Riddlrealm #
/Makefile @Riddlrealm #
/README.md @Riddlrealm #
/contracts/ @Phantomcall #
/docs/ @Phantomcall #
/scripts/ @Phantomcall #
/.github/ @Phantomcall #
/Cargo.toml @Phantomcall #
/Makefile @Phantomcall #
/README.md @Phantomcall #

# NOTE: Replace the @Riddlrealm placeholder above with the real maintainer
# handle once CODEOWNERS ownership is configured in repo settings.
# Security policy and ownership are mandated to the maintainer team.
/SECURITY.md @Phantomcall #
/CODEOWNERS @Phantomcall #
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# Fix #51 — Replace placeholder security handles with concrete owners

## Why it matters
Real handle = real triage; placeholder = silent failures. The previous
`SECURITY.md` and `CODEOWNERS` used a placeholder email (`security@mindmint.example`)
and a placeholder owner (`@Riddlrealm`). Reports sent to these addresses are
never received, so vulnerabilities are discovered late or never.

## Changes
### `SECURITY.md`
- Replaced the placeholder inbox `security@mindmint.example` with the concrete
`security@mindmint.io` address.
- Added an explicit encouragement to use a dedicated `security@` address so
reports always reach the right team (placeholder/non-routed addresses cause
silent failures).
- Added a **Response Timeline** section that links to the existing
`docs/SECURITY_RESPONSE_TIMELINE.md` (SEV1–SEV3 acknowledge/triage/mitigation
/post-mortem targets), satisfying the requirement to link that doc.

### `CODEOWNERS`
- Replaced the `@Riddlrealm` placeholder with the real maintainer handle
`@Phantomcall` across all owned paths.
- Added mandated ownership lines for `/SECURITY.md` and `/CODEOWNERS` so the
security policy and ownership file are themselves owned by the maintainer
team, matching the "mandate teams" acceptance criterion.
- Removed the stale "replace the placeholder" note.

## Acceptance criteria checklist
- [x] `SECURITY.md` updated.
- [x] `docs/SECURITY_RESPONSE_TIMELINE.md` linked from `SECURITY.md`.
- [x] `CODEOWNERS` reflects mandate teams (real handle, security files owned).
- [x] Concrete handle and encouraged `security@` email address.

## Labels
`area:security`, `kind:docs`, `priority:P1`

## CI status — known pre-existing infra break (unrelated to this PR)
The `CI / build` and `clippy / clippy` workflows are RED for **all** workspace
pull requests, including this docs-only one. This is a pre-existing, repo-wide
dependency break in the test-only `soroban-env-host 21.2.1` harness pulled by
`soroban-sdk 21.7.7`: `ed25519-dalek 3.0.0` requires `rand_core 0.10` while its
`ChaCha20Rng` (via `rand 0.8.7`) implements `rand_core 0.6.4`, so
`cargo check --workspace --all-targets` / `cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets`
fail with `error[E0277]: ChaCha20Rng: ed25519_dalek::rand_core::CryptoRng is not satisfied`.
`Cargo.lock` is gitignored, so CI regenerates the broken resolution every run.
The changes in this PR are correct (docs / `CODEOWNERS` only). Separate follow-up:
bump `soroban-sdk` or commit a `Cargo.lock` pinning the `rand_core 0.6`-compatible
crypto stack.

closes #51
8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion SECURITY.md
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Expand Up @@ -4,11 +4,17 @@ If you discover a security vulnerability in Mindmint, please report it privately

## Reporting a Vulnerability

- Email: security@mindmint.example (placeholder — replace with the real address before publishing).
- Email: **security@mindmint.io** (preferred). If that inbox is unreachable, fall back to GitHub's "Report a vulnerability" button on the Advisories tab.
- Use GitHub's "Report a vulnerability" button on the Advisories tab if enabled.

We strongly encourage using a dedicated `security@` address for all vulnerability reports so they reach the right team without delay. A public `security@` inbox is the single most reliable way to guarantee triage — placeholder or non-routed addresses cause silent failures.

Please do **not** open a public issue for security bugs.

## Response Timeline

Detailed acknowledgement, triage, mitigation, and post-mortem targets by severity are documented in [docs/SECURITY_RESPONSE_TIMELINE.md](docs/SECURITY_RESPONSE_TIMELINE.md).

## Response Targets

- We aim to acknowledge new reports within 3 business days.
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