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+# Security Policy for Apache Sling modules
+
+This module is part of the [Apache Sling Project](https://sling.apache.org), a
+project of the [Apache Software Foundation](https://apache.org) (ASF).
+
+It follows the ASF's [vulnerability handling process](https://apache.org/security/#vulnerability-handling) and
+provides its own [security information page](http://sling.apache.org/project-information/security.html).
+
+## Reporting a Vulnerability
+
+To report a new vulnerability you have discovered in an Apache Sling module,
+please follow the instructions on the
+[project's security page](http://sling.apache.org/project-information/security.html) .
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