# Security related communications

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Please consult [my general security policy](../security.md) and any project
or org/project-specific policies (via its own `SECURITY.md` file) before proceeding here.
Otherwise, you'll be ignored at best or blocked/muted and reported as spam at worst.

## Looking for PGP keys?

If you're looking for my PGP keys, please [visit this page](../keys/index.md).

## Submitting security patches

If you also want to submit a security patch, please DO NOT mention about the vunlerability
within the patch (unless via the specialized security mailing list mentioned below).

### via email

Please send security patches at [`~ajhalili2006/security@lists.sr.ht`](mailto:~ajhalili2006/security@lists.sr.ht)
instead of the public inbox if you using email to submit patches. Access to the mailing list
archives is limited to few trusted people alongside myself.

### as confidential GitLab merge request

When submitting a security-senstive patch in GitLab, don't forget to mark it as
confidential merge request or request to access to security patches-only private fork.
[See GitLab Docs for details](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/confidential.html).

## See also

* [Encrypted Communications](../user-manual/encrypted-communications.md) for additional guidance
regarding using PGP and EE2E chat over Matrix