- Memory Safety: Rust's memory safety prevents common vulnerabilities like buffer overflows
- Type Safety: Strong typing prevents many classes of bugs
- Input Validation: All user inputs are validated and sanitized
- Secure Communication: HTTPS/TLS for all network communications
- Credential Management: Secure storage of Git credentials
- Content Security Policy: CSP headers protect against XSS attacks
- Unsafe Code: Forbidden at workspace level (
unsafe_code = "forbid") - CSP Headers: Configured in Tauri application
- File System Access: Restricted to necessary directories only
- Network Access: Limited to required Git operations
Please do not report security vulnerabilities through public GitHub issues.
If you discover a security vulnerability in GitIT, please follow these steps:
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Email us directly: Send a detailed report to vysonis@tuta.io
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Include the following information:
- Description of the vulnerability
- Steps to reproduce the issue
- Potential impact and severity assessment
- Any potential fixes or mitigations you've identified
- Your contact information for follow-up
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Response Timeline:
- Initial Response: Within 48 hours
- Investigation: Within 7 days
- Fix Timeline: Depends on severity (see below)
- Public Disclosure: Coordinated with reporter
- Keep GitIT Updated: Always use the latest version
- Verify Downloads: Check signatures and checksums
- Secure Credentials: Use SSH keys or secure credential storage
- Review Permissions: Be aware of repository access permissions
- Report Issues: Report any suspicious behavior
- Code Review: All code must be reviewed before merging
- Static Analysis: Use security-focused linters and tools
- Dependency Scanning: Regular vulnerability scans of dependencies
- Testing: Include security tests in test suite
- Documentation: Document security considerations
- Dependency Vulnerability Scanning: Regular scans using
cargo audit - Code Analysis: Static analysis with security-focused tools
- Memory Safety: Rust's built-in memory safety checks
- Input Fuzzing: Fuzz testing for input validation
- Code Review: Security-focused code reviews
- Architecture Review: Regular security architecture reviews
- Penetration Testing: Periodic penetration testing
- Third-party Audits: External security audits for major releases
- Local Storage: All Git data is stored locally
- No Telemetry: No user data is collected or transmitted
- Credential Storage: Credentials stored using system secure storage
- Repository Access: Limited to user-specified repositories
- HTTPS Only: All network communications use HTTPS
- Certificate Validation: Proper SSL/TLS certificate validation
- No Proxy Bypass: Respect system proxy settings
- Firewall Friendly: Works with standard firewall configurations
- Code Signing: All releases are cryptographically signed
- Secure Distribution: Downloads served over HTTPS
- Integrity Checks: Checksums provided for all releases
- Auto-updater: Secure update mechanism using Tauri's updater
// Workspace-level security configuration
[workspace.lints.rust]
unsafe_code = "forbid" // Forbid unsafe code at workspace level{
"app": {
"security": {
"csp": null // Content Security Policy configuration
}
}
}- Detection: Monitor for security incidents
- Assessment: Evaluate severity and impact
- Containment: Prevent further damage
- Investigation: Determine root cause
- Remediation: Fix the vulnerability
- Communication: Notify affected parties
- Recovery: Restore normal operations
- Security Team: vysonis@tuta.io
- Emergency Contact: For critical issues, contact maintainers directly
Please Note: This email should only be used for security-related issues. For general support or feature requests, please use our regular issue tracker.