[Bug][cyber] Safety block halted protocol-analysis work on user-owned hardware the user already controls (req_011CcmDGoVv6Mk7HDfd9u2VQ)

Triage: kind cyber · domain general · flagging model Opus 4.8 · 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): general

Why this is a false positive

The blocked message asked how to extract an authentication key from devices the user owns and already has full physical/root access to, for the purpose of removing an artificial altitude restriction on the user's own equipment — standard reverse-engineering of owned hardware, not an attack on third-party systems. All prior turns in the session were plain technical analysis (protocol captures, logcat output, cryptographic gating explanation) with no indication of targeting anyone else's device or network, so the block appears to have fired on topic keywords (auth handshake, key extraction) rather than on any actual out-of-scope signal.

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 2026-07-06T17:39:15.710Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CcmDGoVv6Mk7HDfd9u2VQ (2026-07-06T17:39:15.710Z)

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]

Please double press esc to edit your last message or start a new session for Claude Code to assist with a different task.

Send feedback with /feedback or learn more: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/8106465

Request ID: req_011CcmDDixEZo1pu5gHoVAdX

Environment: Claude Code, Linux. · Work domain: general

Related reports (same work session, linked)

Distinct false-positive blocks from the same work session, each its own report:
#74838, #74839, #74855, #74856, #74860

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_{🔎 Filed automatically by ClAudit v2.0.104 — a FOSS tool for reporting false-positive Claude Code blocks.}