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Security Policy

Supported Versions

Please see Releases. We recommend using the most recently released version.

Audit reports

Audit reports are published in the docs folder: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/tree/master/docs/audits

Scope Date Report Link
geth 20170425 pdf
clef 20180914 pdf
Discv5 20191015 pdf
Discv5 20200124 pdf

Reporting a Vulnerability

Please do not file a public ticket mentioning the vulnerability.

To find out how to disclose a vulnerability in Ethereum visit https://bounty.ethereum.org or email bounty@ethereum.org. Please read the disclosure page for more information about publicly disclosed security vulnerabilities.

Use the built-in geth version-check feature to check whether the software is affected by any known vulnerability. This command will fetch the latest vulnerabilities.json file which contains known security vulnerabilities concerning geth, and cross-check the data against its own version number.

The following key may be used to communicate sensitive information to developers.

Fingerprint: AE96 ED96 9E47 9B00 84F3 E17F E88D 3334 FA5F 6A0A

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