[Bug][cyber] Firmware decryption tooling research for personal drone wrongly blocked as cyber topic (req_011CcUEJdu5C2bvcqR1KmGTn)

Triage: kind cyber · domain crypto-secrets · severity session-halted (blocked authorized work) · reproducible: yes — server-side via the Request ID(s) below

Type: Cybersecurity safety-filter false positive · Work domain (heuristic): crypto-secrets

Why this is a false positive

This safety filter blocked a routine message during authorized firmware research—inspecting publicly available decryption keys bundled in an open-source firmware-tooling project to determine which device modules could be unpacked for analysis. The flagged content was ordinary technical work (enumerating cryptographic key material shipped with a public repository and identifying a device model and update path), not an attempt to compromise any system the user does not own or have authorization to test. The "crypto-secrets" classification appears to have triggered on the presence of key/secret terminology rather than on any genuinely harmful intent or action, making this a false positive on legitimate, in-scope security research.

A server-side safety/policy block fired during authorized, in-scope work in Claude Code. Filing as a false positive. Recurred 1× across 1 session(s); first seen 2026-06-27T18:22:39.368Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CcUEJdu5C2bvcqR1KmGTn (2026-06-27T18:22:39.368Z)

In-scope justification

False positive — in-scope, authorized security work; not out of scope. Filed automatically by claudit.

Block message

API Error: Opus 4.8's safeguards flagged this message for a cybersecurity topic. If your work requires this access, you can apply for an exemption: https://claude.com/form/cyber-use-case?token=[SCRUBBED]

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Request ID: req_011CcUEJdu5C2bvcqR1KmGTn

Environment: Claude Code, Linux. · Work domain: crypto-secrets

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_{🔎 Filed automatically by ClAudit v2.0.85 — a FOSS tool for reporting false-positive Claude Code blocks.}