A vulnerability disclosure policy (VDP), also referred to as a responsible disclosure policy, describes how an organization will handle reports of vulnerabilities submitted by ethical hackers. A VDP must thus be easily identifiable via a simple way, a security.txt notice.

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# If you would like to report a security issue, contact us via:
Contact: mailto:vulnerabilitydisclosure@ato.gov.au
Expires: 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
Canonical: https://authorisationmanager.gov.au/.well-known/security.txt
Policy: https://www.ato.gov.au/online-services/cyber-safety/report-a-system-security-vulnerability
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