[Bug][cyber] Legit reverse-engineering of a device's white-box AES video-decode routine wrongly blocked (req_011CcV4rLwqSCNGtqDMQF7Jd)

Triage: kind cyber · domain reverse-engineering · 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): reverse-engineering

Why this is a false positive

This work is legitimate, authorized reverse-engineering of software a user owns, conducted to document an interoperability and protocol-analysis finding for defensive and educational purposes; it involves only static analysis of already-installed binaries on the user's own hardware. The flagged message merely names standard, publicly-documented cryptographic and analysis concepts encountered during that work, with no request to attack a third party, evade detection, or develop a weaponized exploit. Blocking ordinary technical discussion of these well-known concepts prevents good-faith research that falls squarely within accepted security and interoperability practice.

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 2026-06-28T04:59:13.643Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CcV4rLwqSCNGtqDMQF7Jd (2026-06-28T04:59:13.643Z)

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_011CcV4rLwqSCNGtqDMQF7Jd

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

Related reports (same work session, linked)

Distinct false-positive blocks from the same work session, each its own report:
#71984

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