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Security: WFT345/AlpenSync

SECURITY.md

Security

AlpenSync is a local Android client. It talks only to Proton hosts, stores session material in the Android Keystore, and does not run a backend.

Report a vulnerability

Do not open a public issue for a security bug.

Use a private GitHub security advisory:

https://github.com/WFT345/AlpenSync/security/advisories/new

Include:

  • What you found, in plain language
  • Affected version or commit
  • Steps to reproduce
  • What an attacker would need (physical phone, another app, network, GitHub)

We will acknowledge the report and say whether we can reproduce it.

What is in scope

  • Theft or export of Proton session tokens or mailbox key material
  • Bypass of the Keystore wrap, or tokens landing in AccountManager plaintext
  • Contacts from other accounts on the device being read or written
  • WebView human-verification escaping verify.proton.me
  • Secrets committed to this repository
  • Privilege issues in the exported authenticator or sync adapter

What is not a surprise

  • Contacts sit decrypted in Android's Contacts provider after a successful sync. That is how the stock dialer sees them.
  • The unofficial Proton API can change or break. That is a reliability issue, not a reportable vulnerability by itself.
  • The source is public. Design notes in comments are not secrets.

Release builds

Release APKs are minified. There is no Play signing key in this repository. Do not send private keys or Proton passwords in a report.

There aren't any published security advisories