[Bug][aup] Block halts legitimate reverse-engineering of a vendor SDK's white-box AES video-decrypt routine fo (req_011CcV4Vrm8ELNL2wXhePARd)

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

Type: AUP / Usage-Policy block (false positive) · Work domain (heuristic): reverse-engineering

Why this is a false positive

This work is authorized reverse-engineering for interoperability, conducted on a device and SDK the operator legitimately possesses, and the activity is limited to inspecting locally-cached library files and exported symbol names to understand a proprietary video-encryption scheme—static analysis of one's own software, with no third-party system, account, or protected service being accessed or attacked. The request neither sought nor produced any exploit, malware, or capability to harm others; it is standard security and compatibility research that falls squarely within accepted reverse-engineering and educational use. The block therefore misclassifies routine, in-scope binary inspection as a usage-policy violation purely because it touches cryptography and "decrypt" terminology.

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 2026-06-28T04:54:39.893Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CcV4Vrm8ELNL2wXhePARd (2026-06-28T04:54:39.893Z)

In-scope justification

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

Block message

API Error: Claude Code is unable to respond to this request, which appears to violate our Usage Policy (https://www.anthropic.com/legal/aup). Please double press esc to edit your last message or start a new session for Claude Code to assist with a different task.

Request ID: req_011CcV4Vrm8ELNL2wXhePARd

Environment: Claude Code, Linux. · Work domain: reverse-engineering

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