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Dns nxdomain is distinct from empty noerror answer · case 01

Dns nxdomain is distinct from empty noerror answer.

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ROOT CAUSE

The faulty implementation uses `'name-error' if not answers else 'answer'` for the dns-nxdomain-is-distinct-from-empty-noerror-answer decision.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Apply the explicit dns-nxdomain-is-distinct-from-empty-noerror-answer contract, including the tested boundary and negative cases.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses `'nodata' if not answers else 'answer'` and still violates a separate fixture.

Case contract

Bounded offline decision model: dns nxdomain is distinct from empty noerror answer. Inputs are already validated protocol fields; the explicit fixtures define the supported policy, not a complete protocol implementation.

Why this case matters

This deterministic dns resolution model isolates the dns-nxdomain-is-distinct-from-empty-noerror-answer policy at a network component boundary.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import ipaddress
import re
from urllib.parse import urlsplit, urljoin
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(rcode, answers):
    return 'name-error' if not answers else 'answer'
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
_fixtures = ["check('fixture 1', solve(3, []), 'name-error')", "check('fixture 2', solve(0, []), 'nodata')", "check('fixture 3', solve(0, ['a']), 'answer')", "check('fixture 4', solve(3, ['a']), 'name-error')"]
for _line in _fixtures[N % len(_fixtures):] + _fixtures[:N % len(_fixtures)]:
    exec(_line)
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 2name-errornodataFailed
fixture 3answeranswerPassed
fixture 4answername-errorFailed
fixture 1name-errorname-errorPassed

SHA-256 / 5934c78c0a8b5ae1a5311149f7b90a4d9ea55850988ebb17d9569e5e1c63c1c4

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import ipaddress
import re
from urllib.parse import urlsplit, urljoin
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(rcode, answers):
    return 'nodata' if not answers else 'answer'
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
_fixtures = ["check('fixture 1', solve(3, []), 'name-error')", "check('fixture 2', solve(0, []), 'nodata')", "check('fixture 3', solve(0, ['a']), 'answer')", "check('fixture 4', solve(3, ['a']), 'name-error')"]
for _line in _fixtures[N % len(_fixtures):] + _fixtures[:N % len(_fixtures)]:
    exec(_line)
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 2nodatanodataPassed
fixture 3answeranswerPassed
fixture 4answername-errorFailed
fixture 1nodataname-errorFailed

SHA-256 / e88ef6548d67cf2afbe709c324f9596fa35bc90f837483ec3e24ddadd121197b

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import ipaddress
import re
from urllib.parse import urlsplit, urljoin
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(rcode, answers):
    return 'name-error' if rcode == 3 else ('answer' if answers else 'nodata')
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
_fixtures = ["check('fixture 1', solve(3, []), 'name-error')", "check('fixture 2', solve(0, []), 'nodata')", "check('fixture 3', solve(0, ['a']), 'answer')", "check('fixture 4', solve(3, ['a']), 'name-error')"]
for _line in _fixtures[N % len(_fixtures):] + _fixtures[:N % len(_fixtures)]:
    exec(_line)
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 2nodatanodataPassed
fixture 3answeranswerPassed
fixture 4name-errorname-errorPassed
fixture 1name-errorname-errorPassed

SHA-256 / 3d8184793b4c2d2e7e40cfe3f3bd45024f5b154f24f226dda6678f6826afa4a8

Verification & scope

Bounded deterministic policy model over validated inputs; not a complete protocol stack or an interoperability claim. The five variants rotate the same explicit fixture set. 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 2026-09-29T14:38:10.903374+00:00.

Case digest / 377116ec9992f68635b1a47ddf4de6f0c94e8ca9e27b431888440bb997bd8e9b