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Security Policy

🚨 Reporting Security Vulnerabilities

We take the security of NocoDB Simple Client seriously. If you discover a security vulnerability, please report it to us responsibly.

🎯 Preferred Reporting Method

We strongly encourage you to report security vulnerabilities via GitHub Security Advisories as it provides a secure and private channel for discussion.

  1. 🔗 Go to the Security tab of this repository
  2. 🖱️ Click "Report a vulnerability"
  3. 📝 Fill out the security advisory form with detailed information

📧 Alternative Reporting Methods

If GitHub Security Advisories are not available or suitable, you can:

  • 📬 Email: Send a detailed report to our security team
  • 🐛 Issues: For less sensitive matters, you may create a public issue (use your discretion)

📋 What to Include in Your Report

To help us understand and resolve the issue quickly, please include:

  1. 📄 Description: Clear description of the vulnerability
  2. 💥 Impact: Potential impact and severity assessment
  3. 🔄 Reproduction: Detailed steps to reproduce the issue
  4. 🖥️ Environment: Affected versions, configurations, or environments
  5. 🧪 Proof of Concept: If applicable, provide a minimal example
  6. 🔧 Suggested Fix: If you have ideas for remediation

⏱️ Response Timeline

We are committed to responding promptly to security reports:

  • ⚡ Initial Response: Within 48 hours of receipt
  • 📊 Status Update: Weekly updates during investigation
  • 🎯 Resolution Timeline:
    • 🔴 Critical: 1-7 days
    • 🟠 High: 1-14 days
    • 🟡 Medium: 1-30 days
    • 🟢 Low: 1-90 days

🔐 Supported Versions

Version Support Status Security Updates
v1.3.2 (current) ✅ Full Support ✅ Yes
v1.3.1 ❌ End of Life ❌ No
v1.3.0 ❌ End of Life ❌ No
v1.2.0 ❌ End of Life ❌ No
v1.1.1 ❌ End of Life ❌ No

We provide security updates for supported versions only. Please upgrade to a supported version if you're using an older release.

🛡️ Security Measures

🏛️ Repository Security

  • 🛡️ Branch Protection: Main branches are protected with required reviews
  • 🔐 Two-Factor Authentication: Required for all maintainers
  • ✍️ Signed Commits: Encouraged for all contributions
  • 📦 Dependency Management: Regular updates and vulnerability scanning via pip-audit and safety
  • 🐍 PyPI Security: Secure publishing with trusted publishing and API tokens

🤖 Automated Security Scanning

We employ multiple layers of automated security scanning:

  1. 🔍 Bandit: Python security linter for common security issues
  2. 🛡️ Safety: Checks dependencies for known security vulnerabilities
  3. 🔎 pip-audit: Audits Python packages for known vulnerabilities
  4. 🧬 CodeQL: Static analysis for code vulnerabilities
  5. 🎯 Semgrep: Additional static analysis for Python security patterns

📦 Package Security

Our Python package follows security best practices:

  • ⚖️ Minimal Dependencies: Reduced attack surface with minimal required dependencies
  • 📌 Version Pinning: Specific dependency versions to prevent supply chain attacks
  • 🔒 Secure API Communication: HTTPS-only connections to NocoDB instances
  • ✅ Input Validation: Comprehensive validation of all user inputs and API responses

📚 Security Best Practices

👥 For Contributors

  1. 👀 Code Review: All changes require review by maintainers
  2. 🔐 Secrets: Never commit API keys, passwords, or sensitive data
  3. 📦 Dependencies:
    • Use specific versions rather than ranges when possible
    • Review new dependencies for security issues using pip-audit and safety
    • Keep dependencies updated and minimal
  4. ✅ Input Validation: Always validate and sanitize external inputs from NocoDB API
  5. ⚠️ Error Handling: Don't expose sensitive information (API keys, database details) in error messages
  6. 🐍 Python Security: Follow secure Python coding practices and use bandit for security linting

📱 For Library Users

  1. 🔄 Keep Updated: Use the latest supported version from PyPI
  2. 🗝️ API Key Security:
    • Store NocoDB API keys securely (environment variables, key vaults)
    • Never hardcode API keys in your source code
    • Use read-only API keys when possible
  3. 🌐 Network Security:
    • Always use HTTPS connections to NocoDB
    • Validate SSL certificates in production
  4. 🧹 Input Sanitization: Sanitize data before sending to NocoDB
  5. ⚠️ Error Handling: Implement proper error handling to avoid exposing sensitive information
  6. 📦 Dependency Management: Regularly audit your project dependencies

🐍 For Python Package Maintainers

  1. 🚀 PyPI Publishing: Use trusted publishing or secure API tokens
  2. 🏷️ Version Management: Follow semantic versioning for security updates
  3. 🧪 Testing: Include security-focused unit tests
  4. 📖 Documentation: Provide clear security guidelines for users
  5. ⚡ Vulnerability Response: Respond promptly to security reports

📊 Security Monitoring

We continuously monitor our security posture through:

  • 🤖 Automated Scanning: Daily scans for vulnerabilities using Python security tools
  • 📦 PyPI Package Monitoring: Monitoring for malicious packages with similar names
  • 🔔 Dependency Monitoring: Automated alerts for vulnerable dependencies
  • 📝 Access Logging: Monitoring of repository access and changes
  • 🤝 Community Reports: Encouraging security research and responsible disclosure
  • 📡 Security Advisories: Subscribing to Python and NocoDB security feeds

🚨 Incident Response

In case of a security incident:

  1. ⚡ Immediate Assessment: Evaluate severity and scope
  2. 🛑 Containment: Take immediate steps to limit exposure
  3. 🔍 Investigation: Thorough analysis of the incident
  4. 📢 Communication: Transparent communication with affected parties
  5. 🔄 Recovery: Implement fixes and restore normal operations
  6. 📝 Post-Incident: Review and improve security measures

📚 Security Resources

🔐 Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

We follow coordinated vulnerability disclosure:

  1. 🔒 Private Disclosure: Initial report and discussion
  2. 🔍 Investigation: Verification and fix development
  3. 🤝 Coordination: Agreeing on disclosure timeline
  4. 📢 Public Disclosure: After fix is available and deployed
  5. 🏆 Recognition: Credit to security researchers (if desired)

📞 Contact Information

  • 🛡️ Security Team: Available through GitHub Security Advisories
  • 👥 Maintainers: Listed in the repository contributors
  • 🚨 Emergency: For critical issues requiring immediate attention

📞 Emergency Contacts

🚨 Incident Response Team

⚖️ Legal

This security policy is subject to change. We reserve the right to update this policy as needed to reflect changes in our security practices or legal requirements.

🙏 Acknowledgments

We appreciate the security research community and all individuals who responsibly disclose vulnerabilities to help improve our security posture.

Current Version: v1.3.2 Last Updated: 2026-03-25 08:54:10 UTC Next Review: March 2027 Policy Version: 1.0.0

🤝 Security is everyone's responsibility.