About
We built ResponsibleDisclosure because vulnerability disclosure shouldn't require trusting a third party with your sensitive data.
Technical Architecture
Most vulnerability disclosure platforms exist to extract value from the relationship between researchers and organizations. They position themselves as necessary intermediaries, creating dependencies that serve platform interests rather than security outcomes.
Zero-knowledge in this context is not marketing terminology—it describes a precise technical property. Our servers cannot decrypt vulnerability report content even under legal compulsion because the cryptographic keys required for decryption never exist on our infrastructure.
This is implemented through hybrid encryption: RSA-OAEP for key transport and AES-256-GCM for symmetric encryption. The RSA key pair is generated client-side using the Web Crypto API.
Data Ownership
Your vulnerability reports are your data. This isn't a policy statement subject to change—it's architected into the system. The encryption boundary ensures that data ownership is technically enforced rather than contractually promised.
Data portability is implemented through standard formats and open APIs. Every platform function is accessible via documented REST endpoints. The decryption tooling is open source and platform-independent.
This eliminates vendor lock-in as a business model. We cannot hold your data hostage because we cannot access it.
Operational Minimalism
Complex systems fail in complex ways. Security systems especially should minimize attack surface and operational complexity.
There are no machine learning components analyzing report content. No behavioral analytics tracking researcher patterns. No recommendation engines suggesting related vulnerabilities. No social features encouraging community engagement.
The technical stack is intentionally conservative. Standard web technologies, proven cryptographic libraries, well-understood database systems. Innovation happens in the application of these technologies to the vulnerability disclosure problem.
Research Ethics
Security researchers provide a public service. They identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited maliciously and report them to organizations that benefit from the research. This relationship deserves respect and protection, not exploitation.