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The source crosswalk maps every ID to a retained audit document and distinguishes an explicit ID mention from section context. Each record retains the original audit ledger wording and its explicit limit. Raw disassembly, copies of Apple binaries, and host-specific artifacts are intentionally absent. A bounded finding describes only the examined path or artifact.

NET-001 — Seven-scope lexical network-reference census accounts for105123 paths;104514 hash-matched scanned; eight restore-library URL constants localized

Status: bounded
Retained source: publication/README.md:810 (explicit ID in source narrative)
Related public data: No independent per-ID dataset is published; see the scoped evidence description below.
Evidence level: VERIFIED (bounded static or measured observation)
Subsystem analysis: restore-network

Evidence: 118203source/offset records;608protected exclusions;one changed Finder-metadata exclusion;all paths/counts/byte extents reconciled;three selected Mach-O libraries

Observation: Seven-scope lexical network-reference census accounts for105123 paths;104514 hash-matched scanned; eight restore-library URL constants localized

Interpretation: Prior scoped conclusion retained; see status and limit

Security relevance: See linked finding context; not independently re-rated in this segment

Confidence field: Unknown in this new field; prior status/evidence classification preserved

Limit: Strings and host syntax are not requests; compressed/dynamic/other encodings and arbitrary bare domains remain gaps; endpoint selection, request authentication and traffic unproven

Follow-up: Strings and host syntax are not requests; compressed/dynamic/other encodings and arbitrary bare domains remain gaps; endpoint selection, request authentication and traffic unproven

NET-002 — Restore-library URL defaults, override setters and FDR trust-object GET selection traced in retained RAMDisk code

Status: bounded
Retained source: publication/README.md:850 (explicit ID in source narrative)
Related public data: No independent per-ID dataset is published; see the scoped evidence description below.
Evidence level: VERIFIED (bounded static or measured observation)
Subsystem analysis: restore-network

Evidence: Source hash checks; constructor fields/options; request-builder and outer200/202 status gates;3126instruction records across16selected functions/blocks shared with NET-003

Observation: Restore-library URL defaults, override setters and FDR trust-object GET selection traced in retained RAMDisk code

Interpretation: Prior scoped conclusion retained; see status and limit

Security relevance: See linked finding context; not independently re-rated in this segment

Confidence field: Unknown in this new field; prior status/evidence classification preserved

Limit: Caller authority, actual endpoint use, response authentication callback and returned-object cryptographic acceptance unresolved; not observed traffic

Follow-up: Caller authority, actual endpoint use, response authentication callback and returned-object cryptographic acceptance unresolved; not observed traffic

NET-003 — Typed EnableSslValidation=false constructs an AMSupport disable-validation option; additional roots, credential and proxy options have conditional producer paths

Status: bounded
Retained source: publication/README.md:896 (explicit ID in source narrative)
Related public data: No independent per-ID dataset is published; see the scoped evidence description below.
Evidence level: VERIFIED (bounded static or measured observation)
Subsystem analysis: restore-network

Evidence: FDR0x3d9a5-0x3da01 type/Boolean gate and original imported key binding; roots and request-option propagation checked

Observation: Typed EnableSslValidation=false constructs an AMSupport disable-validation option; additional roots, credential and proxy options have conditional producer paths

Interpretation: Prior scoped conclusion retained; see status and limit

Security relevance: See linked finding context; not independently re-rated in this segment

Confidence field: Unknown in this new field; prior status/evidence classification preserved

Limit: Absent/true/wrong-type skip the disable assignment; backend semantics and caller control unresolved; no default-disabled TLS, exploitation or historical use established

Follow-up: Absent/true/wrong-type skip the disable assignment; backend semantics and caller control unresolved; no default-disabled TLS, exploitation or historical use established

NET-004 — Selected Memory-to-Remote recovery path checks trust-object SHA256 against rfta/DGST; separate evaluator has option-dependent error masks

Status: bounded
Retained source: publication/README.md:918 (explicit ID in source narrative)
Related public data: No independent per-ID dataset is published; see the scoped evidence description below.
Evidence level: VERIFIED (bounded static or measured observation)
Subsystem analysis: restore-network

Evidence: Recovery call0x29692; finalCFEqual0x8aa3 and checkedstoreput; digest verifier0x1eae0; optionfilter0x1d6cc; ordinary finalstatus gate0xa60f

Observation: Selected Memory-to-Remote recovery path checks trust-object SHA256 against rfta/DGST; separate evaluator has option-dependent error masks

Interpretation: Prior scoped conclusion retained; see status and limit

Security relevance: See linked finding context; not independently re-rated in this segment

Confidence field: Unknown in this new field; prior status/evidence classification preserved

Limit: Expected-ticket authority and option producers incomplete; nonnull output is not success; no unprivileged bypass or forged-object acceptance established

Follow-up: Expected-ticket authority and option producers incomplete; nonnull output is not success; no unprivileged bypass or forged-object acceptance established

NET-005 — FDR HTTP callback signs and retries401/419 client challenges; trust-root extraction parses DER; factory-named helper checks supplied digest and root CN

Status: bounded
Retained source: publication/README.md:981 (explicit ID in source narrative)
Related public data: No independent per-ID dataset is published; see the scoped evidence description below.
Evidence level: VERIFIED (bounded static or measured observation)
Subsystem analysis: restore-network

Evidence: Callback0x3e6d5; checked signer0x3ec3d; resend0x3f00f; Authorizationclear0x3f025; secb/rssl rawtags; factoryroot CNcomparison0x15524

Observation: FDR HTTP callback signs and retries401/419 client challenges; trust-root extraction parses DER; factory-named helper checks supplied digest and root CN

Interpretation: Prior scoped conclusion retained; see status and limit

Security relevance: See linked finding context; not independently re-rated in this segment

Confidence field: Unknown in this new field; prior status/evidence classification preserved

Limit: Not server or trust-object authentication by itself; root/digest/context-blob provenance and exact transport trust policy unresolved; no requests or signing performed

Follow-up: Not server or trust-object authentication by itself; root/digest/context-blob provenance and exact transport trust policy unresolved; no requests or signing performed

NET-006 — AP-ticket trust helper has a typed AllowUntrusted true-return path; digest-mismatch exception still requires Apple-signature helper success; entitlement producer checks this trust result

Status: bounded
Retained source: publication/README.md:961 (explicit ID in source narrative)
Related public data: No independent per-ID dataset is published; see the scoped evidence description below.
Evidence level: VERIFIED (bounded static or measured observation)
Subsystem analysis: restore-network

Evidence: APTicketAllowUntrusted gate0x610f3-0x61146; boot-hash comparison0x6125c; APTicketAllowDigestMismatch gate0x612d4; AppleSignedcall0x613ca; entitlementgate0x615a8

Observation: AP-ticket trust helper has a typed AllowUntrusted true-return path; digest-mismatch exception still requires Apple-signature helper success; entitlement producer checks this trust result

Interpretation: Prior scoped conclusion retained; see status and limit

Security relevance: See linked finding context; not independently re-rated in this segment

Confidence field: Unknown in this new field; prior status/evidence classification preserved

Limit: Caller authority and transitive signature/hash-provider policy unresolved; static cross-platform branches do not establish host runtime policy or malicious modification

Follow-up: Caller authority and transitive signature/hash-provider policy unresolved; static cross-platform branches do not establish host runtime policy or malicious modification

NET-007 — FDR ticket helper reaches selected Image4 chain/signature/property gates with verified policy tables and embedded anchors; callback compares presented CHIP/ECID

Status: bounded
Retained source: publication/README.md:1005 (explicit ID in source narrative)
Related public data: No independent per-ID dataset is published; see the scoped evidence description below.
Evidence level: VERIFIED (bounded static or measured observation)
Subsystem analysis: restore-network

Evidence: Inventory-matched libamsupport;14policy pointers;2extractedanchors; checked chain/signature returns; PKCS1 result/canary gates; property callback/iterator result propagation

Observation: FDR ticket helper reaches selected Image4 chain/signature/property gates with verified policy tables and embedded anchors; callback compares presented CHIP/ECID

Interpretation: Prior scoped conclusion retained; see status and limit

Security relevance: See linked finding context; not independently re-rated in this segment

Confidence field: Unknown in this new field; prior status/evidence classification preserved

Limit: Does not independently require both CHIP/ECID present; full certificate constraints/corecrypto/caller policy unresolved; no actual ticket submitted or host policy measured

Follow-up: Does not independently require both CHIP/ECID present; full certificate constraints/corecrypto/caller policy unresolved; no actual ticket submitted or host policy measured

NET-008 — Ticket population checks trust after assigning loaded APTicket; input providers and four direct exception-option reader references bounded

Status: bounded
Retained source: publication/README.md:1052 (explicit ID in source narrative)
Related public data: No independent per-ID dataset is published; see the scoped evidence description below.
Evidence level: VERIFIED (bounded static or measured observation)
Subsystem analysis: restore-network

Evidence: libFDR0x83e0 population;0x61d54 optionassignment;0x8503 trustgate; personalized-path selector4 or compiledpath; typed registry read; original RIP optionrefs

Observation: Ticket population checks trust after assigning loaded APTicket; input providers and four direct exception-option reader references bounded

Interpretation: Prior scoped conclusion retained; see status and limit

Security relevance: See linked finding context; not independently re-rated in this segment

Confidence field: Unknown in this new field; prior status/evidence classification preserved

Limit: No proved rejected-ticket reuse or mandatory precedence for recovery caller; indirect/cross-binary option writers and context authority remain open

Follow-up: No proved rejected-ticket reuse or mandatory precedence for recovery caller; indirect/cross-binary option writers and context authority remain open

NET-009 — FDR validation-disable option reaches AMS session delegate UseCredential; constructor, request lifecycle and default/custom/client authentication branches traced

Status: bounded
Retained source: publication/README.md:1088 (explicit ID in source narrative)
Related public data: No independent per-ID dataset is published; see the scoped evidence description below.
Evidence level: VERIFIED (bounded static or measured observation)
Subsystem analysis: restore-network

Evidence: Original class/method/key bindings;300second default;retain options;6B producer ->6E66ff/6756;9methodrecords;exact SDK disposition enums

Observation: FDR validation-disable option reaches AMS session delegate UseCredential; constructor, request lifecycle and default/custom/client authentication branches traced

Interpretation: Prior scoped conclusion retained; see status and limit

Security relevance: See linked finding context; not independently re-rated in this segment

Confidence field: Unknown in this new field; prior status/evidence classification preserved

Limit: No actual connection, untrusted option writer, runtime privilege or Foundation policy closure established

Follow-up: No actual connection, untrusted option writer, runtime privilege or Foundation policy closure established

NET-010 — Custom-root helper tests certificate index0 using DER equality or direct issuer RSA verification; empty roots fail

Status: bounded
Retained source: publication/README.md:1123 (explicit ID in source narrative)
Related public data: No independent per-ID dataset is published; see the scoped evidence description below.
Evidence level: VERIFIED (bounded static or measured observation)
Subsystem analysis: restore-network

Evidence: AMSupport6cf3;6def index0;6f4f DER compare;0ff9 issuer;RSA SHA1/SHA256 dispatch;SDK leaf-index contract

Observation: Custom-root helper tests certificate index0 using DER equality or direct issuer RSA verification; empty roots fail

Interpretation: Prior scoped conclusion retained; see status and limit

Security relevance: See linked finding context; not independently re-rated in this segment

Confidence field: Unknown in this new field; prior status/evidence classification preserved

Limit: Specialized local path; complete TLS hostname/date/extension policy and root authority unresolved; no successful TLS bypass demonstrated

Follow-up: Specialized local path; complete TLS hostname/date/extension policy and root authority unresolved; no successful TLS bypass demonstrated

NET-011 — Transport RSA helper differs from Image4 helper: legacy false Boolean can return success; newer branch preserves primary errors but discards extra canary comparison

Status: bounded
Retained source: publication/README.md:1131 (explicit ID in source narrative)
Related public data: No independent per-ID dataset is published; see the scoped evidence description below.
Evidence level: VERIFIED (bounded static or measured observation)
Subsystem analysis: restore-network

Evidence: Exact eac0 versusc03e calltargets;ec17-ec66 returnbytes;three inventory-matched crypto variants and libSystem reexports; official matching RAMDisk

Observation: Transport RSA helper differs from Image4 helper: legacy false Boolean can return success; newer branch preserves primary errors but discards extra canary comparison

Interpretation: Prior scoped conclusion retained; see status and limit

Security relevance: See linked finding context; not independently re-rated in this segment

Confidence field: Unknown in this new field; prior status/evidence classification preserved

Limit: Packaged libraries export newer API; legacy reachability and actual runtime bindings unknown; not a demonstrated current signature bypass or local tampering

Follow-up: Packaged libraries export newer API; legacy reachability and actual runtime bindings unknown; not a demonstrated current signature bypass or local tampering

NET-012 — PFX selects local signing and skips generic response parsing; shared TSS callback copies request options and retains server URL

Status: bounded
Retained source: publication/README.md:1154 (explicit ID in source narrative)
Related public data: No independent per-ID dataset is published; see the scoped evidence description below.
Evidence level: VERIFIED (bounded static or measured observation)
Subsystem analysis: restore-network

Evidence: Exact RAMDisk PFX hash;31 bodies/3451 code records;relative ObjC methods and chained bindings;actual command keys

Observation: PFX selects local signing and skips generic response parsing; shared TSS callback copies request options and retains server URL

Interpretation: Prior scoped conclusion retained; see status and limit

Security relevance: See linked finding context; not independently re-rated in this segment

Confidence field: Unknown in this new field; prior status/evidence classification preserved

Limit: No remote request observed; no unsigned-firmware acceptance or SecureBoot change proved; external caller and device validation unresolved

Follow-up: No remote request observed; no unsigned-firmware acceptance or SecureBoot change proved; external caller and device validation unresolved

NET-013 — PFX opens ApplePM40100MgmtEP user client and queries selector2; named send function delivers to in-process UARP receiver

Status: bounded
Retained source: publication/README.md:1154 (explicit ID in source narrative)
Related public data: No independent per-ID dataset is published; see the scoped evidence description below.
Evidence level: VERIFIED (bounded static or measured observation)
Subsystem analysis: restore-network

Evidence: Original IOKit imports;endpoint initialization and send-function argument/control flow;constant accessory count

Observation: PFX opens ApplePM40100MgmtEP user client and queries selector2; named send function delivers to in-process UARP receiver

Interpretation: Prior scoped conclusion retained; see status and limit

Security relevance: See linked finding context; not independently re-rated in this segment

Confidence field: Unknown in this new field; prior status/evidence classification preserved

Limit: No live connection or connected-device proof; user-client permissions and write/acceptance path remain Stage6F.2

Follow-up: No live connection or connected-device proof; user-client permissions and write/acceptance path remain Stage6F.2

NET-014 — PFX device submission occurs during staging via IOKit selector4; later apply callback sets result flag

Status: bounded
Retained source: publication/README.md:1223 (explicit ID in source narrative)
Related public data: No independent per-ID dataset is published; see the scoped evidence description below.
Evidence level: VERIFIED (bounded static or measured observation)
Subsystem analysis: restore-network

Evidence: Stage6F2 checked callbacks and methods; zeroed options factory; driver and UARP result branches

Observation: PFX device submission occurs during staging via IOKit selector4; later apply callback sets result flag

Interpretation: Prior scoped conclusion retained; see status and limit

Security relevance: See linked finding context; not independently re-rated in this segment

Confidence field: Unknown in this new field; prior status/evidence classification preserved

Limit: Caller/device authority and validation unresolved;32-bit chunk arithmetic and abandonment state need review

Follow-up: Caller/device authority and validation unresolved;32-bit chunk arithmetic and abandonment state need review