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doc: add suggestion for OpenSSL only sec releases
Fixes: nodejs/TSC#1187 Signed-off-by: Michael Dawson <[email protected]> PR-URL: #42456 Reviewed-By: Darshan Sen <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Danielle Adams <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <[email protected]>
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doc/contributing/security-release-process.md

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@@ -74,6 +74,17 @@ The current security stewards are documented in the main Node.js
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If the security release will only contain an OpenSSL update consider
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adding the following to the pre-release announcement:
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```text
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Since this security release will only include updates for OpenSSL, if you're using
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a Node.js version which is part of a distribution which uses a system
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installed OpenSSL, this Node.js security update might not concern you. You may
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instead need to update your system OpenSSL libraries, please check the
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security announcements for the distribution.
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```
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* [ ] Pre-release announcement [email][]: _**LINK TO EMAIL**_
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* Subject: `Node.js security updates for all active release lines, Month Year`
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* Body:

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