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name: Distributors Application
title: Distributors Application for <YOUR DISTRIBUTION HERE>
about: Apply for membership of security@etcd.io
---

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Please answer the following questions and provide supporting evidence for
meeting the membership criteria.
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**Actively monitored security email alias for our project:**

**1. Have a user base not limited to your own organization.**

**2. Have a publicly verifiable track record up to present day of fixing security issues.**

**3. Not be a downstream or rebuild of another distribution.**

**4. Be a participant and active contributor in the community.**

**5. Accept the Embargo Policy.**
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**6. Be willing to contribute back.**
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**7. Have someone already on the list vouch for the person requesting membership on behalf of your distribution.**
