[Bug][cyber] Firmware reverse-engineering and authentication analysis on owned device blocked (req_011CcpziRkCdprJVbHjKKeLy)

Triage: kind cyber · domain general · 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 user was performing security research and reverse-engineering on their own device to understand authentication and geofence mechanisms—authorized work on owned equipment. The block fired on technical discussion of cryptographic protocols (HMAC/SHA) and access-control implementation, despite this being clearly in-scope, authorized security research. This false positive inappropriately halts legitimate device-level pentesting.

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 2026-07-08T17:37:09.643Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CcpziRkCdprJVbHjKKeLy (2026-07-08T17:37:09.643Z)

In-scope justification

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

Block message

API Error: Sonnet 5 has safety measures that flagged this message for a cybersecurity topic. To learn about the Cyber Verification Program and apply for access, visit our help center: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/14604842-real-time-cyber-safeguards-on-claude.

If you were not engaging in a cybersecurity topic, please send feedback via /feedback.

Request ID: req_011CcpziRkCdprJVbHjKKeLy

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

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_{🔎 Filed automatically by ClAudit v2.0.110 — a FOSS tool for reporting false-positive Claude Code blocks.}