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+# Reporting Security Issues
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+The Archive_Tar team and PEAR community take security bugs seriously. We appreciate your efforts to responsibly disclose your findings, and will make every effort to acknowledge your contributions.
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+To report a security issue, please use the GitHub Security Advisory ["Report a Vulnerability"](https://github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/security/advisories/new) tab.