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+# Security Policy
+
+## Reporting a Vulnerability
+
+If you discover a security vulnerability in zenith, please report it
+**privately** using GitHub's [Private vulnerability reporting][gh-psirt]
+feature on this repository.
+
+Please do **not** open a public issue or pull request for security
+findings — disclosing before a patch ships can put users and
+integrators at risk.
+
+A useful report includes:
+
+- A description of the issue and the affected contract(s) / line(s)
+- Steps to reproduce, or a proof-of-concept
+- Your assessment of impact and which actors are affected
+  (users, fillers, sequencers, the sequencer admin)
+- Any suggested remediation
+
+Maintainers will acknowledge reports and provide initial triage as
+soon as practical.
+
+## Disclosure Timeline
+
+Responsible disclosure is appreciated. A typical industry-standard
+window is 90 days between report and public disclosure, extendable
+when a fix requires ecosystem coordination (e.g. fillers updating
+off-chain infrastructure).
+
+## Scope
+
+In scope:
+
+- All contracts under `src/`
+
+Out of scope:
+
+- Issues in dependencies under `lib/` — please report upstream to the
+  respective project
+- Test contracts under `test/`
+
+## Bug Bounty
+
+There is no formal bug bounty program at the time of this writing.
+Researchers who follow this policy may be acknowledged in patch
+release notes at the maintainers' discretion.
+
+[gh-psirt]: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/security-advisories/guidance-on-reporting-and-writing-information-about-vulnerabilities/privately-reporting-a-security-vulnerability