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+# Security Policy
+
+## Reporting a Vulnerability
+
+NVIDIA is dedicated to the security and trust of our software products and services, including all source code repositories managed through our organization.
+
+To report a potential security vulnerability, please use one of the following channels:
+
+1. **NVIDIA Vulnerability Disclosure Program** (preferred): https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/security/
+2. **Web form:** [Security Vulnerability Submission Form](https://www.nvidia.com/object/submit-security-vulnerability.html)
+3. **Email:** [NVIDIA PSIRT](mailto:psirt@nvidia.com). Please encrypt sensitive reports with NVIDIA's [PGP key](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/security/pgp-key).
+4. **GitHub Private Vulnerability Reporting (where enabled):** use the "Report a vulnerability" button on the Security tab of this repository.
+
+**Do not open a public issue or pull request to report a vulnerability.**
+
+Please include:
+
+* Product or component name and version or branch
+* Type of vulnerability
+* Steps to reproduce
+* Proof of concept, if available
+* Potential impact and how it could be exploited
+
+See https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/security/ for past NVIDIA Security Bulletins and Notices.
+
+## Security Architecture and Context
+
+**Project:** The Triton repository agent that verifies model checksums.
+
+**Software type:** Software component (library, backend, client or tool) used as part of a Triton Inference Server deployment.
+
+**Security boundaries:** The main security boundary is between this component and the data, models and configuration it is given, and between it and the server or application that hosts it.
+
+**Repository Exposure Classification:** Public.
+
+**Service Exposure Classification:** Deployment-dependent. Exposure depends on how the software is deployed and configured by the operator.
+
+## Threat Model
+
+1. **Untrusted input:** Requests, models, configuration or data supplied to this component may be malformed or malicious, and could cause crashes, memory errors or unintended behavior if not validated.
+2. **Supply chain:** Source and build dependencies fetched at build or install time may be compromised, outdated or unpinned.
+3. **Network exposure:** When deployed behind a network-facing server, endpoints may be reachable by untrusted clients. This component does not by itself provide authentication, authorization or encryption.
+4. **Resource exhaustion:** Oversized or numerous requests may consume memory, compute or other resources and degrade availability.
+5. **Information disclosure:** Logs, metrics and error messages may reveal sensitive data such as paths, identifiers or request content.
+
+## Critical Security Assumptions
+
+* The component is deployed in a trusted environment or behind a gateway that provides authentication, authorization, TLS and rate limiting.
+* Models, configuration and other inputs come from trusted sources.
+* Dependencies and the build environment are kept up to date and obtained from trusted sources.
+* Operators protect secrets, certificates and credentials, and restrict access to logs and metrics.
+* Host operating system, driver and hardware security are the operator's responsibility.