[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":179},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-launch/open-source-launch":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":159,"date":160,"dateModified":160,"description":161,"draft":162,"extension":163,"faq":164,"featured":162,"headerVariant":165,"image":164,"keywords":164,"meta":166,"navigation":167,"ogDescription":168,"ogTitle":169,"path":170,"readTime":164,"schemaOrg":171,"schemaType":172,"seo":173,"sitemap":174,"stem":175,"tags":176,"twitterCard":177,"__hash__":178},"blog/blog/launch/open-source-launch.md","Open Source Launch Security Checklist: 14 Items Before Going Public",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":153},"minimark",[9,19,22,48,71,91,113,118,121,124],[10,11,12,16],"tldr",{},[13,14,15],"p",{},"TL;DR",[13,17,18],{},"Your code will be scrutinized. Before going public, scan git history for secrets, add a SECURITY.md file, set up dependency scanning, configure branch protection, and establish a vulnerability disclosure process. 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