Helix Network Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

We take the security of our systems seriously, and we value the security community. The disclosure of security vulnerabilities helps us ensure the security and privacy of our users.

Guidelines

We require that all researchers:

• Make every effort to avoid privacy violations, degradation of user experience, disruption to production systems, and destruction of data during security testing;
• Perform research only within the scope set out below;
• Use the identified communication channels to report vulnerability information to us; and
• Keep information about any vulnerabilities you’ve discovered confidential between yourself and Helix Network until we’ve had 90 days to resolve the issue.

If you follow these guidelines when reporting an issue to us, we commit to:

• Not pursue or support any legal action related to your research;
• Work with you to understand and resolve the issue quickly (including an initial confirmation of your report within 72 hours of submission);
• Recognize your contribution on our Security Researcher Hall of Fame, if you are the first to report the issue and we make a code or configuration change based on the issue.

Scope

• Desktop Client of the wallet for all platforms (Linux, Windows, Mac).
• The wallet is used to view the token balance, send and receive helix tokens while securely managing the user's seed. These are the main functionalities of the wallet and the security of them is of paramount importance.

Out of scope
Any vulnerabilities which are not related directly related to wallet

• Vulnerabilities related to Helix Protocol
• Nautilus Wallets from any other 3rd party distribution channels distribution channels other than the official website and github releases.

In the interest of the safety of our users, staff, the Internet at large and you as a security researcher, the following test types are excluded from scope:

• Findings derived primarily from social engineering (e.g. phishing)
• Findings from applications or systems not listed in the ‘Scope’ section
• UI and UX bugs and spelling mistakes

How to report a security vulnerability?
If you believe you’ve found a security vulnerability in one of our products or platforms please send it to us by emailing info@hlx.ai. Please include the following details with your report:

• Description of the location and potential impact of the vulnerability;
• A detailed description of the steps required to reproduce the vulnerability (Detailed steps, screenshots, and compressed screen captures are all helpful to us); and
• Your name/handle and a link for recognition in our Hall of Fame.