diff --git a/content/code-security/security-advisories/repository-security-advisories/collaborating-in-a-temporary-private-fork-to-resolve-a-repository-security-vulnerability.md b/content/code-security/security-advisories/repository-security-advisories/collaborating-in-a-temporary-private-fork-to-resolve-a-repository-security-vulnerability.md
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--- a/content/code-security/security-advisories/repository-security-advisories/collaborating-in-a-temporary-private-fork-to-resolve-a-repository-security-vulnerability.md
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@@ -38,7 +38,16 @@ To keep information about vulnerabilities secure, integrations, including CI, ca
 
    ![Screenshot of the "Collaborate on a patch in private" area of the form. A button, labeled "Start a temporary private fork", is outlined in dark orange.](/assets/images/help/security/new-temporary-private-fork-button.png)
 
-A private fork of the repository is created and shown on the advisory page.
+   A private fork of the repository is created and shown on the advisory page.
+
+   The naming convention for the private fork is very similar to the convention used for advisories in the {% data variables.product.prodname_advisory_database %} and follows this format: `repo-ghsa-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx`, where:
+    - `repo` is the name of the repository. To stay under the 100 character limit on repository names, we truncate the original repository's name to 80 characters.
+    - `xxxx-xxxx-xxxx` is the unique identifier of the draft security advisory:
+       - `x` is a letter or a number from the following set: `23456789cfghjmpqrvwx`.
+       - The numbers and letters are randomly assigned.
+       - All letters and numbers are lowercase.
+
+For example, if you create a temporary private fork in a repository called `octocat-repo`, and the automatically generated ID for the draft advisory is `GHSA-x854-cvjg-vx26`, the temporary fork will be called `octocat-repo-ghsa-x854-cvjg-vx26`.
 
 ## Adding collaborators to a temporary private fork