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usenixsec-author-response

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Use when reviews arrive from a USENIX Security Symposium cycle and the authors must respond — writing the rebuttal that survives online PC discussion, handling required ethics-content revisions flagged mid-review, and working with a shepherd after an "Accepted on Shepherd Approval" decision.

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# USENIX Security Author Response

USENIX Security gives authors two distinct speaking moments, and they obey different
rules: the mid-review response to reviewers, and the post-decision exchange with a
shepherd. This skill covers both. Mechanics shift per cycle — the '25 model was
documented in detail on the reviewing-model page, the '26 model partially, and the
'27 mechanics are 待核实 — so confirm the current instructions in HotCRP before
drafting.

## Where the response sits in the pipeline

In the '25 model (the last fully documented one): two reviews in round one; papers
survive to round two if at least one reviewer sees a path to acceptance after online
discussion; round two adds two more reviews; **then** authors respond; reviewers
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