# Reporting a Vulnerability

Pinniped development is sponsored by VMware, and the Pinniped team encourages users
who become aware of a security vulnerability in Pinniped to report any potential
vulnerabilities found to security@vmware.com. If possible, please include a description
of the effects of the vulnerability, reproduction steps, and a description of in which
version of Pinniped or its dependencies the vulnerability was discovered.
The use of encrypted email is encouraged. The public PGP key can be found at https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1055.

The Pinniped team hopes that users encountering a new vulnerability will contact
us privately as it is in the best interests of our users that the Pinniped team has
an opportunity to investigate and confirm a suspected vulnerability before it becomes public knowledge.
