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source_id: NEWS-005
date: 2026-08-31
owner: Elin Ford, Security
status: internal news post
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# Reminder: a reserved review slot is not an approval

A short reminder from Security, prompted by a few recent messages that
described work as "security approved" before any review had actually taken
place.

Reserving a slot on the security-review calendar means exactly that: a slot
is reserved. It does not mean a review has happened, and it does not mean
anything has passed. A completed review has a written scope, defining what
was checked and what was not, and a written record of the outcome. Please
don't describe any deployment, integration, or customer-facing claim as
security approved unless you can point to that written record.

For planning purposes: there is a provisional review slot held for a customer
review in September. The scope and outcome of that review are not yet
confirmed, and it should not be referenced externally or treated as a
completed approval until Security confirms otherwise.

If you're unsure whether something has been through review, ask Security
directly rather than assuming.