# Opus 4.8 Cybersecurity Filter

#### You:
i cant use opus 4.8 i get this if its anything about coding
Opus 4.8 has safety measures that flagged this message for a cybersecurity topic.

#### ChatGPT:
That message usually means **Claude Opus 4.8's cybersecurity filters are being triggered**, sometimes very aggressively. It doesn't necessarily mean you're asking for anything malicious.

Common things that can trigger it even for normal coding:

- Code involving **networking**, sockets, APIs, or HTTP requests.
- Authentication, passwords, tokens, cookies, JWTs.
- Scraping websites.
- Shell commands (`bash`, `curl`, `wget`, PowerShell).
- Reverse engineering, debugging, or decompiling.
- Security-related libraries.
- Terms like "exploit", "inject", "payload", "scan", "bypass", even in innocent contexts.
- Malware analysis, game modding, packet inspection, or automation.

### Things you can try

**1. Rephrase the request**

Instead of:

> Write a script that scans ports.

Try:

> Show me how to check whether a server is reachable using Python sockets.

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**2. Remove unnecessary details**

If you're pasting a large codebase, one file or one function may be triggering the filter. Ask about a smaller piece.

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**3. Avoid loaded terminology**

Instead of:

- "bypass"
- "exploit"
- "payload"

Use:

- "workaround"
- "input"
- "request body"

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**4. Start with the programming problem, not the context**

For example, instead of:

> I'm making a vulnerability scanner...

try:

> How do I iterate over a list of IP addresses and make TCP connections in Python?

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**5. Use another model**

If Opus 4.8 refuses but the task is legitimate, switching to another model often works because different models have different safety systems.

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If you paste the exact prompt that gives you that message, I can help identify what part of it is triggering the filter and suggest a wording that keeps the same coding question while avoiding the cybersecurity flag.


#### You:
NO ITS anything related to code

#### ChatGPT:
If **literally every coding question** triggers:

> *"Opus 4.8 has safety measures that flagged this message for a cybersecurity topic."*

then that sounds more like a **bug or account-level issue** rather than your prompts.

A few possibilities:

- **A conversation got stuck in a cybersecurity context.** Try starting a completely new chat and ask something simple like:
  ```python
  print("Hello, world!")
  ```
  or:
  > How do I create a list in Python?

- **An attachment or earlier messages** in the conversation may have caused the entire thread to be classified as security-related.

- **Temporary issues with Opus 4.8.** Some users have reported periods where the filters became overly sensitive.

- **Organization/workspace restrictions.** If you're using Claude through a team or enterprise account, additional policies may be enabled.

- **A bug specific to your account.** If even:

  > Write a function that adds two numbers.

  gets blocked in a brand-new chat, that's not normal behavior.

I'd be interested in:

1. Are you using Claude on the website, mobile app, or through an API?
2. Does it happen in a completely new chat?
3. Does something as simple as:
   ```python
   def add(a, b):
       return a + b
   ```
   trigger the same message?

If the answer to #2 and #3 is "yes", I'd strongly suspect a bug rather than anything you're doing wrong.
