# Difference between an Open and a Private program **Open Programs** Open programs are open to all approved and KYC-verified security researches on Secuna platform. It gives the program better coverage and exposure to researchers. But same with private program, vulnerability reports can remain private and confidential unless they granted the researcher with to fully disclose it or publicly disclose it. **Private Programs** Private programs are known only to those security researchers invited to the program. All vulnerability reports for these programs remain private and confidential unless they granted the researcher with to fully disclose it or publicly disclose it. As private programs limit the number of security researchers invited to the security program, the number of report submissions is also limited to enable the security program to get the hang of receiving and triaging vulnerability reports. All security programs begin as private, but as they become more proficient in handling reports, they can choose to go public if desired. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://faq.secuna.io/programs/what-is-the-difference-between-an-open-and-a-private-program.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.