generated: '2026-09-04'
method: searched
source: https://ballerina.io/security-policy/
provider: Ballerina
providerId: ballerina
description: >-
  Ballerina publishes a full vulnerability disclosure policy on its own site, with a dedicated
  reporting address, a PGP key for encrypted reports, a stated acknowledgement window and a
  reward/acknowledgement program run by WSO2. It is not mirrored to /.well-known/security.txt
  (probed 404 on ballerina.io, 2026-09-04), so the policy is discoverable by humans and not by
  machines.
program:
  published: true
  url: https://ballerina.io/security-policy/
  http_status: 200
  contact: security@ballerina.io
  pgp:
    fingerprint: AC48 3C56 C0A0 6020 4BBE F3E4 182F 3F21 255F CCE9
    keyserver: https://keys.openpgp.org
  acknowledgement_window: 24 hours
  process:
    - Private report to security@ballerina.io, encrypted with the published PGP key if desired.
    - Acknowledgement within 24 hours, followed by a detailed response and next steps.
    - Confirmation of true positives, fix development, and an immediate release where warranted.
    - Public disclosure only after mitigation; reporters are asked not to disclose before then.
  bounty:
    exists: true
    name: WSO2 Security Reward and Acknowledgement Program
    scope:
      - compiler
      - runtime
      - CLI tooling
      - standard library
      - VS Code extension
      - website
    note: Recognition/reward program run by WSO2 rather than a HackerOne/Bugcrowd-hosted bounty.
  advisories:
    location: GitHub security advisories on the ballerina-platform repositories
    example: CVE-2021-32700
well_known_security_txt: false
gaps:
  - >-
    A three-line /.well-known/security.txt on ballerina.io (Contact, Encryption, Policy) would
    make this existing policy machine-readable at zero content cost.