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Reject malformed redirect authorities without interpreting path text as an authority: empty path request target · case 01

Reject malformed redirect authorities without interpreting path text as an authority: the empty path request target branch emits an incorrect decision.

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ROOT CAUSE

The empty-path-request-target decision uses 'urlsplit(target).path'; this violates the stipulated controller policy.

VERIFIED REPAIR

At this decision use "urlsplit(target).path or '/'", preserving the other controller outputs.

Unsuccessful approach: The partial repair uses "'/'" and still fails an explicit boundary or control.

Case contract

Reject malformed redirect authorities without interpreting path text as an authority. The explicit fixture inputs and outputs define a bounded offline policy; request identity must accompany the decision.

Why this case matters

Models a redirect controller decision before following a target or exposing a redirect result.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
from urllib.parse import urlsplit, unquote, quote
import posixpath
import re
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(request, target):
    return {'request': request, 'decision': [target.startswith('//') or '://' in target, urlsplit(target).hostname or '', not target.startswith('//') or bool(urlsplit(target).netloc), urlsplit(target).path, urlsplit(target).path]} 
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/0', 'https://EXAMPLE.test:8443/A'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/0', 'decision': [True, 'example.test', True, '/A', '/A']})
check('fixture 2', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/1', '//other.test/B'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/1', 'decision': [True, 'other.test', True, '/B', '/B']})
check('fixture 3', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/2', '/a//b'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/2', 'decision': [False, '', True, '/a//b', '/a//b']})
check('fixture 4', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/3', '///missing'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/3', 'decision': [True, '', False, '/missing', '/missing']})
check('fixture 5', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/4', 'https://h.test'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/4', 'decision': [True, 'h.test', True, '', '/']})
check('fixture 6', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/5', '/MiXeD?q=x'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/5', 'decision': [False, '', True, '/MiXeD', '/MiXeD']})
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1{'decision': [True, 'example.test', True, '/A', '/A'], 'request': '/requests/1/0'}{'decision': [True, 'example.test', True, '/A', '/A'], 'request': '/requests/1/0'}Passed
fixture 2{'decision': [True, 'other.test', True, '/B', '/B'], 'request': '/requests/1/1'}{'decision': [True, 'other.test', True, '/B', '/B'], 'request': '/requests/1/1'}Passed
fixture 3{'decision': [False, '', True, '/a//b', '/a//b'], 'request': '/requests/1/2'}{'decision': [False, '', True, '/a//b', '/a//b'], 'request': '/requests/1/2'}Passed
fixture 4{'decision': [True, '', False, '/missing', '/missing'], 'request': '/requests/1/3'}{'decision': [True, '', False, '/missing', '/missing'], 'request': '/requests/1/3'}Passed
fixture 5{'decision': [True, 'h.test', True, '', ''], 'request': '/requests/1/4'}{'decision': [True, 'h.test', True, '', '/'], 'request': '/requests/1/4'}Failed
fixture 6{'decision': [False, '', True, '/MiXeD', '/MiXeD'], 'request': '/requests/1/5'}{'decision': [False, '', True, '/MiXeD', '/MiXeD'], 'request': '/requests/1/5'}Passed

SHA-256 / 33034a78b08b26164f7542a44f0ddda5af2cdb89df322114c8082461ed332ecc

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
from urllib.parse import urlsplit, unquote, quote
import posixpath
import re
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(request, target):
    return {'request': request, 'decision': [target.startswith('//') or '://' in target, urlsplit(target).hostname or '', not target.startswith('//') or bool(urlsplit(target).netloc), urlsplit(target).path, '/']} 
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/0', 'https://EXAMPLE.test:8443/A'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/0', 'decision': [True, 'example.test', True, '/A', '/A']})
check('fixture 2', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/1', '//other.test/B'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/1', 'decision': [True, 'other.test', True, '/B', '/B']})
check('fixture 3', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/2', '/a//b'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/2', 'decision': [False, '', True, '/a//b', '/a//b']})
check('fixture 4', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/3', '///missing'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/3', 'decision': [True, '', False, '/missing', '/missing']})
check('fixture 5', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/4', 'https://h.test'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/4', 'decision': [True, 'h.test', True, '', '/']})
check('fixture 6', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/5', '/MiXeD?q=x'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/5', 'decision': [False, '', True, '/MiXeD', '/MiXeD']})
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1{'decision': [True, 'example.test', True, '/A', '/'], 'request': '/requests/1/0'}{'decision': [True, 'example.test', True, '/A', '/A'], 'request': '/requests/1/0'}Failed
fixture 2{'decision': [True, 'other.test', True, '/B', '/'], 'request': '/requests/1/1'}{'decision': [True, 'other.test', True, '/B', '/B'], 'request': '/requests/1/1'}Failed
fixture 3{'decision': [False, '', True, '/a//b', '/'], 'request': '/requests/1/2'}{'decision': [False, '', True, '/a//b', '/a//b'], 'request': '/requests/1/2'}Failed
fixture 4{'decision': [True, '', False, '/missing', '/'], 'request': '/requests/1/3'}{'decision': [True, '', False, '/missing', '/missing'], 'request': '/requests/1/3'}Failed
fixture 5{'decision': [True, 'h.test', True, '', '/'], 'request': '/requests/1/4'}{'decision': [True, 'h.test', True, '', '/'], 'request': '/requests/1/4'}Passed
fixture 6{'decision': [False, '', True, '/MiXeD', '/'], 'request': '/requests/1/5'}{'decision': [False, '', True, '/MiXeD', '/MiXeD'], 'request': '/requests/1/5'}Failed

SHA-256 / 93b318db7bc8f6ec401e4f47afa6db8a0c2ca2b7961f946a69062c3117f626c3

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
from urllib.parse import urlsplit, unquote, quote
import posixpath
import re
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(request, target):
    return {'request': request, 'decision': [target.startswith('//') or '://' in target, urlsplit(target).hostname or '', not target.startswith('//') or bool(urlsplit(target).netloc), urlsplit(target).path, urlsplit(target).path or '/']} 
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/0', 'https://EXAMPLE.test:8443/A'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/0', 'decision': [True, 'example.test', True, '/A', '/A']})
check('fixture 2', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/1', '//other.test/B'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/1', 'decision': [True, 'other.test', True, '/B', '/B']})
check('fixture 3', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/2', '/a//b'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/2', 'decision': [False, '', True, '/a//b', '/a//b']})
check('fixture 4', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/3', '///missing'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/3', 'decision': [True, '', False, '/missing', '/missing']})
check('fixture 5', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/4', 'https://h.test'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/4', 'decision': [True, 'h.test', True, '', '/']})
check('fixture 6', solve('/requests/' + str(N) + '/5', '/MiXeD?q=x'), {'request': '/requests/' + str(N) + '/5', 'decision': [False, '', True, '/MiXeD', '/MiXeD']})
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1{'decision': [True, 'example.test', True, '/A', '/A'], 'request': '/requests/1/0'}{'decision': [True, 'example.test', True, '/A', '/A'], 'request': '/requests/1/0'}Passed
fixture 2{'decision': [True, 'other.test', True, '/B', '/B'], 'request': '/requests/1/1'}{'decision': [True, 'other.test', True, '/B', '/B'], 'request': '/requests/1/1'}Passed
fixture 3{'decision': [False, '', True, '/a//b', '/a//b'], 'request': '/requests/1/2'}{'decision': [False, '', True, '/a//b', '/a//b'], 'request': '/requests/1/2'}Passed
fixture 4{'decision': [True, '', False, '/missing', '/missing'], 'request': '/requests/1/3'}{'decision': [True, '', False, '/missing', '/missing'], 'request': '/requests/1/3'}Passed
fixture 5{'decision': [True, 'h.test', True, '', '/'], 'request': '/requests/1/4'}{'decision': [True, 'h.test', True, '', '/'], 'request': '/requests/1/4'}Passed
fixture 6{'decision': [False, '', True, '/MiXeD', '/MiXeD'], 'request': '/requests/1/5'}{'decision': [False, '', True, '/MiXeD', '/MiXeD'], 'request': '/requests/1/5'}Passed

SHA-256 / dd045afe69a6c88b5e35bf639a7121ea72cf104c9f24f0d3fe88bd5f7b85ee37

Verification & scope

Stipulated offline redirect policy, not a complete HTTP, browser, URL, cache, or security implementation. Numbered variants vary request correlation identity. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:41:30.158120+00:00.

Case digest / 18a1c49a97d2cf0d402aed94ed66fe114380f1fec16de10ff40313f3d6cc960e