# security.txt

> Displays the security.txt and humans.txt files for a website if available.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/security-txt](https://chrome-stats.com/d/security-txt)

## Overview

- **ID:** `security-txt`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** harmless.systems
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 30
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.1
- **Last updated:** 2022-12-13
- **First published:** 2020-01-09
- **Size:** 277 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/security-txt/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/HarmlessSystems/security.txt/issues](https://github.com/HarmlessSystems/security.txt/issues)

## Description

security.txt is a Firefox add-on that displays the security.txt and humans.txt files for a website if available. It helps security researchers and anyone who wants to responsibly disclose vulnerabilities to website or software owners.

## Rankings

- #20,351 — Overall
- #27 — security
- #84 — secure
- #168 — owner

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `http://*/.well-known/security.txt`
- `http://*/security.txt`
- `http://*/humans.txt`
- `https://*/.well-known/security.txt`
- `https://*/security.txt`
- `https://*/humans.txt`
- `tabs`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/security-txt)