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 [![OpenSSF Scorecard](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/atsign-foundation/at_java/badge)](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/atsign-foundation/at_java)
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 # The atPlatform for Java developers