We actively maintain security updates for the following versions:
Version | Supported |
---|---|
1.0.x | ✅ |
- JWT Authentication: Secure token-based authentication using Clerk
- User Scoped Access: All data operations are scoped to authenticated users
- Session Management: Automatic token validation and user context
- Zod Schema Validation: Comprehensive input validation on all endpoints
- SQL Injection Prevention: Parameterized queries with Drizzle ORM
- File Upload Security: Restricted MIME types and filename validation
- Search Input Sanitization: Escaped special characters to prevent injection
- Rate Limiting: Configurable rate limits per user/IP (100 req/15min default)
- File Upload Limits: Stricter limits for file operations (10 req/15min)
- CORS Configuration: Restricted to specific allowed origins
- Request Body Limits: Configurable file size limits with 35% buffer
- Content Security Policy (CSP): Restrictive policy preventing XSS
- X-Frame-Options: DENY to prevent clickjacking
- X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff to prevent MIME confusion
- X-XSS-Protection: Browser XSS filter enabled
- Strict-Transport-Security: HSTS in production environments
- Referrer-Policy: Strict referrer policy
- Authentication Required: All WS operations require valid JWT
- Connection Limits: Maximum 20 connections per user
- Rate Limiting: 300 messages per minute per connection
- Authentication Timeout: 30 second timeout for unauthenticated connections
- Message Validation: All incoming messages validated against schemas
- HMAC Message Authentication: Optional cryptographic message signing for enhanced security
- Client-Side Encryption: Optional end-to-end encryption for sensitive data
- Database Encryption: SSL/TLS enforced for database connections
- Environment Variables: Sensitive configuration externalized
- Error Sanitization: Stack traces hidden in production
- Database Security: Foreign key constraints and transaction safety
- Logging: Security events logged with unique error IDs
- Environment Separation: Development vs production error handling
We take security seriously. If you discover a security vulnerability, please follow these steps:
- Email: security@typelets.com
- GitHub Security Advisories: Use the private vulnerability reporting feature
- Description of the vulnerability
- Steps to reproduce the issue
- Potential impact assessment
- Suggested remediation (if any)
- Initial Response: Within 48 hours
- Assessment: Within 5 business days
- Fix Timeline: Varies by severity
- Critical: 24-48 hours
- High: 1 week
- Medium: 2 weeks
- Low: Next minor release
- We follow coordinated disclosure
- Public disclosure after fix is deployed
- Credit will be given to reporters (unless requested otherwise)
# Required security environment variables
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=your_clerk_secret_key
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://... # Use SSL in production
# Optional security configuration
WS_RATE_LIMIT_MAX_MESSAGES=300
WS_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_USER=20
WS_AUTH_TIMEOUT_MS=30000
MAX_FILE_SIZE_MB=50
CORS_ORIGINS=https://yourdomain.com,https://app.yourdomain.com
- Use HTTPS only in production
- Configure proper CORS origins
- Set NODE_ENV=production
- Use secure database connections (SSL)
- Implement proper logging and monitoring
- Regular security updates
- Default: 100 requests per 15 minutes per user/IP
- File uploads: 10 operations per 15 minutes
- WebSocket: 300 messages per minute per connection
- Configurable via environment variables
- Allowed MIME types: images, PDFs, text files
- Maximum file size: 50MB (configurable)
- Filename validation prevents path traversal
- Client-side encryption recommended for sensitive files
- All user inputs validated with Zod schemas
- Database queries use parameterized statements
- No secrets in code or logs
- Error messages don't expose sensitive information
- Authentication required for protected endpoints
- Rate limiting considered for expensive operations
- Security tests pass
- Input validation tests included
- Authentication/authorization tests cover edge cases
- Error handling tests verify no information leakage
- In-memory rate limiting (resets on server restart)
- In-memory nonce tracking (resets on server restart)
- No distributed session management
- Client-side encryption keys not managed by server
- Use Redis for production rate limiting and nonce tracking
- Implement session management for multi-server deployments
- Consider external key management for enterprise use
- Implement LRU cache for nonce management to prevent memory leaks
We monitor and update dependencies for security vulnerabilities:
- Automated dependency scanning
- Regular security patches
- Major version updates evaluated for security impact
@clerk/backend
- Authenticationdrizzle-orm
- Database ORMhono
- Web frameworkws
- WebSocket implementationzod
- Input validation
This API implements security controls aligned with:
- OWASP Web Application Security Project guidelines
- Modern web security best practices
- Input validation and output encoding standards
- Secure authentication and session management
For questions about our security practices, please contact security@typelets.com.