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  Consul takes security very seriously. Please responsibly disclose any security vulnerabilities found and we'll handle it quickly.
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<h1>Security</h1>

<p>
  We understand that many users place a high level of trust in HashiCorp and
  the tools we build. We apply best practices and focus on security to make
  sure we can maintain the trust of the community.
</p>
<p>
  We deeply appreciate any effort to disclose vulnerabilities responsibly.
</p>
<p>
  If you would like to report a vulnerability, please see the
  <a href="https://www.hashicorp.com/security.html">HashiCorp security page</a>,
  which has the proper email to communicate with as well as our PGP key.
</p>
<p>
  If you aren't reporting a security sensitive vulnerability, please
  open an issue on the standard <a href="https://github.com/hashicorp/consul">GitHub</a>
  repository.
</p>
