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False-positive cybersecurity screening blocks local development on my own open-source repository and delays company release

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Description

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.903.71938 (build 8576)

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Pro 200

What platform is your computer?
  • Platform: macOS 26.5.2 (build 25F84), Apple Silicon (arm64)
What issue are you seeing?

I am doing local PostgreSQL development on a local checkout of an open-source repository that I own and maintain:

https://github.com/Daylily-Informatics/daylily-tapdb

This is ordinary, authorized software development and release testing—not an attempt to access or attack anyone else’s systems.

A Codex independent qualification subagent stopped with:

“This content was flagged for possible cybersecurity risk. If this seems wrong, try rephrasing your request. To get authorized for security work, join the Trusted Access for Cyber program: https://chatgpt.com/cyber”

The work involves testing database backup/restore, identifier preservation, recovery behavior, and correct database-role permissions. Local PostgreSQL testing is the immediate development context. Any separately planned Aurora acceptance is limited to an explicitly authorized isolated test environment, not production.

Business impact:
This screening has interrupted our release qualification and is now delaying the release of my company’s product. The message gives no actionable explanation of what triggered it or how to resolve it.

Please:

  1. Investigate this suspected false positive urgently.
  2. Clarify why local development and testing of my own repository triggered this restriction.
  3. Explain the supported way to resume the interrupted qualification.
  4. Confirm whether ordinary PostgreSQL development actually requires Trusted Access, or whether that recommendation is inappropriate here.

I am not asking to bypass safety controls. I am asking to complete legitimate development on software and systems I own.

Model: gpt-6-astra
Reasoning effort: max
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Feedback/session ID: [fill in, if available]

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Feedback ID: 01a05c5d-97cd-7111-b602-a4fc2581a507

What is the expected behavior?

not blocking all work on this repo....

Additional information

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

No repository file or test is identified. Start with the Codex independent qualification subagent, the blocking message, and feedback ID 01a05c5d-97cd-7111-b602-a4fc2581a507; determine why authorized local PostgreSQL work is blocked and document a supported resolution. Done means legitimate qualification can resume or the trigger and required access are clearly explained.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
postgresql
Domain
databases, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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