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Validate external HTTPS links in ASP.NET Core: allowlist, Uri checks, SSRF-safe fetching

Validates user-submitted external HTTPS links in ASP.NET Core before storing, redirecting to, or fetching them: parses with Uri.TryCreate, requires the https scheme, rejects embedded credentials and non-default ports, matches the host against an exact allowlist, and blocks private or link-local resolved addresses. Use…

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Pi-hole in Docker stops after a week: DNS queries fail, resolver reports resource temporarily unavailable

Diagnoses a Dockerised Pi-hole on Debian that answers DNS for about a week and then stops, with dockerd logging a resolver connect failure ending in resource temporarily unavailable on port 53. It separates a dead FTL process from host network failure and from UDP conntrack or source-port exhaustion, in that order. Us…

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agent stuck in loop repeating the same permission group while trying to migrate articles between platforms error failure

Fix this in Article migration agent by store the permission groups already mapped to the target, stop when the same group repeats with no new mapping saved, and send groups that cannot be mapped to a manual list instead of retrying them. Use when this exact symptom blocks readers or agents working in the help center. …

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agent stuck loop detected repeating the same broken link list while trying to update an article after a UI change...

Fixes the Article update agent problem where Agent loop repeating the same broken link list while updating an article after a UI change by applying the specific fix in the steps, proving it on one article, collection or query first, then confirming readers see the correction. Use when this exact symptom blocks readers…

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agent's rules of engagement dropped from context mid-run on authorized test

Fixes a pentest agent losing the rules of engagement from context mid-run, by pinning scope and constraints as checked state the tools enforce. Use when an agent's later actions drift from the authorized scope, windows, or prohibited actions set at the start. Not for deliberate scope changes, which the client must app…

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agent hit the target's rate limit and the scan stalled mid-engagement

Handles a pentest agent stalling when it hits an authorized target's rate limit, by backing off, pacing requests, and recording throttled targets for later completion. Use when scan progress halts after rate-limit responses from an in-scope target. Not for targets that are down, which need availability checks, not pac…

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zap spider stalled at 0 percent on authorized web app

Unsticks a ZAP spider stuck at 0 percent on an authorized web app by seeding real URLs, setting the spider scope, and checking authentication. Use when a ZAP spider makes no progress against an in-scope app. Not for the AJAX spider, which crawls JavaScript-driven navigation differently.

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masscan "could not determine default interface" on tester box

Fixes masscan failing to determine the default interface on a tester box by naming the interface and router explicitly. Use when masscan exits with could not determine default interface before scanning an authorized range. Not for permission errors, which masscan reports separately.

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gobuster "tls: first record does not look like a TLS handshake" on authorized target

Fixes gobuster failing with the first record does not look like a TLS handshake error by matching the URL scheme to the actual service on an authorized target. Use when gobuster dir or vhost mode hits this TLS error on an in-scope host. Not for genuine certificate validation failures, which produce a different message.

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nikto "no tests completed" on authorized target

Diagnoses nikto completing with no tests on an authorized target, by checking target reachability, tuning, and plugin loading. Use when nikto starts, connects, and then reports no tests completed on an in-scope host. Not for scans that run tests and find nothing, which is a normal clean result.

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wfuzz "pycurl ERROR 7: Failed to connect" on authorized target

Fixes wfuzz failing with pycurl error 7 failed to connect on an authorized target, by checking reachability, proxy settings, and the libcurl build wfuzz uses. Use when wfuzz cannot connect at all to an in-scope host that other tools reach. Not for HTTP error responses, which mean the connection worked.

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nuclei template rejected: missing info block on authorized engagement

Fixes a nuclei template rejected for a missing info block by adding the required id, info, and classification fields in the current template schema. Use when nuclei refuses to load a custom template on an authorized engagement for a missing info block. Not for templates rejected over matcher syntax, which fail validat…

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TCP/IP fingerprinting (for OS scan) requires root privileges" nmap error on authorized scan

Fixes the nmap OS scan refusal by running the SYN and OS detection phases with the privileges raw sockets require, on an authorized target. Use when nmap prints the TCP/IP fingerprinting root-privileges message and skips OS detection. Not for OS guesses that are merely low confidence on a privileged run.

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