If you discover a security vulnerability in Project Monolith, please report it responsibly:

1. Do NOT open a public GitHub issue for security vulnerabilities.
2. Email the maintainer directly at the contact listed on the Zenith Open Source Projects website.
3. Include a clear description of the vulnerability, steps to reproduce, and potential impact.

• Acknowledgment: Within 48 hours of your report.
• Resolution: We aim to patch confirmed vulnerabilities within 7 days.
• Credit: Reporters will be credited in the changelog unless they prefer to remain anonymous.

• Never share your activation key with anyone.
• Keep your Telegram account secure with 2FA.
• Be cautious of phishing attempts impersonating Zenith bots.

• Never commit .env files or API tokens to the repository.
• Always set a strong, random WEBHOOK_SECRET in production.
• Keep all dependencies updated to their latest patch versions.
• Run python security_check.py before deploying.

All bot webhooks require secret token validation:

• /webhook/admin/{secret}
• /webhook/group/{secret}
• /webhook/ai/{secret}
• /webhook/crypto/{secret}
• /webhook/support/{secret}

• Per-IP rate limiting on all endpoints
• Admin commands have additional rate limiting (10-60 seconds between calls)
• AI query limits per user tier (5/hour free, 60/hour pro)

• Prompt injection protection for AI commands
• SQL injection prevention via parameterized queries
• XSS prevention via HTML escaping

• X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
• X-Frame-Options: DENY
• X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block
• Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000
• Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin
• Permissions-Policy: geolocation=(), microphone=(), camera=()

• SSL/TLS enforced for all database connections
• Connection timeouts configured (10s connect, 30s command)
• Connection pooling with overflow limits

# Install safety for vulnerability scanning
pip install safety

# Run security check
python security_check.py

Regularly update dependencies to patch security vulnerabilities:

# Check for outdated packages
pip list --outdated

# Update specific package
pip install --upgrade package-name

# Update all packages
pip install -r requirements.txt --upgrade

In case of a security breach:

1. Contain: Immediately rotate all exposed credentials
2. Assess: Determine scope of the breach
3. Notify: Alert affected users within 24 hours
4. Remediate: Fix vulnerabilities and patch systems
5. Review: Document lessons learned and improve defenses