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+## Reporting a Vulnerability
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+If you discover a potential security issue in this project, we ask that you notify AWS/Amazon Security
+via our [vulnerability reporting page](https://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/) or directly via email to aws-security@amazon.com.
+Please do **not** create a public github issue.
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-## Reporting a Vulnerability
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-If you discover a potential security issue in this project, we ask that you notify AWS/Amazon Security
-via our [vulnerability reporting page](http://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/) or directly via email to aws-security@amazon.com.
-Please do **not** create a public github issue.
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