[Bug][cyber] Safety block wrongly stops static RE of white-box AES in proprietary firmware (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

The session involved static reverse-engineering of a commercial Android application's cryptographic implementation — specifically identifying a white-box AES routine through APK decompilation and Frida instrumentation — which is standard authorized security research methodology with no offensive or destructive component. The block was triggered mid-documentation while the assistant was updating project notes about a previously identified code path, not while generating exploit code, attack tooling, or evasion techniques. White-box cryptography analysis is a well-established defensive and research discipline covered extensively in academic literature, and flagging passive RE documentation of a legally-obtained binary as a cybersecurity violation misclassifies the work category.

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

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_{🔎 Filed automatically by ClAudit v2.0.89 — a FOSS tool for reporting false-positive Claude Code blocks.}