@anonympins/fingerprint 0.7.5 → 0.8.1

package/src/php/FingerprintEngine.php

@@ -1,1020 +1,1231 @@
 <?php
 
- declare(strict_types=1);
-
- namespace Anonympins\Fingerprint;
-
- use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Challenge\ChallengeUtils;
- use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Config\SecurityProfiles;
- use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Store\StoreManager;
- use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Utils\BlockList;
- use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Utils\Logger;
- use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Utils\MetricsManager;
- use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Utils\RequestUtils;
- use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Utils\Env;
-
- // Correction de l'import
-
- /**
-  * Le moteur principal de la bibliothèque de fingerprinting.
-  * Orchestre l'identification, le calcul de suspicion et la gestion des challenges.
-  */
- class FingerprintEngine
- {
-     private array $securityConfig;
-     private bool $isProduction;
-     private BlockList $allowlist;
-     private bool $verbose;
-     private ?Logger $logger = null;
-     private bool $dryRun;
-
-     private static ?array $googlebotEntries = null;
-     private static ?array $yandexEntries = null;
-     private static ?array $bingbotEntries = null;
-     private static ?array $facebookEntries = null;
-
-     private static array $dnsCircuitBreaker = [
-         'state' => 'CLOSED',
-         'failureCount' => 0,
-         'lastStateChange' => 0,
-         'threshold' => 5,
-         'cooldown' => 30, // seconds
-     ];
-
-     private static function recordDnsSuccess(): void
-     {
-         self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['failureCount'] = 0;
-         self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['state'] = 'CLOSED';
-     }
-
-     private static function recordDnsFailure(): void
-     {
-         self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['failureCount']++;
-         if (self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['failureCount'] >= self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['threshold']) {
-             self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['state'] = 'OPEN';
-             self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['lastStateChange'] = microtime(true);
-         }
-     }
-
-     private static function canAttemptDns(): bool
-     {
-         if (self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['state'] === 'CLOSED') {
-             return true;
-         }
-         if (self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['state'] === 'OPEN') {
-             if (microtime(true) - self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['lastStateChange'] >= self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['cooldown']) {
-                 self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['state'] = 'HALF-OPEN';
-                 return true;
-             }
-             return false;
-         }
-         return true; // HALF-OPEN
-     }
-
-     private static function getReverseDnsName(string $ip): ?string
-     {
-         if (filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV4)) {
-             return implode('.', array_reverse(explode('.', $ip))) . '.in-addr.arpa';
-         } elseif (filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV6)) {
-             $hex = bin2hex((string)inet_pton($ip));
-             return implode('.', array_reverse(str_split($hex))) . '.ip6.arpa';
-         }
-         return null;
-     }
-
-     private static function resolveDnsNative(string $query, string $type): ?array
-     {
-         $typeMap = [
-             'PTR' => DNS_PTR,
-             'A' => DNS_A,
-             'AAAA' => DNS_AAAA
-         ];
-         $dnsType = $typeMap[$type] ?? null;
-         if ($dnsType === null) {
-             return null;
-         }
-
-         $records = @dns_get_record($query, $dnsType);
-         if ($records === false) {
-             return null;
-         }
-
-         $results = [];
-         foreach ($records as $record) {
-             if ($type === 'PTR' && isset($record['target'])) {
-                 $results[] = $record['target'];
-             } elseif ($type === 'A' && isset($record['ip'])) {
-                 $results[] = $record['ip'];
-             } elseif ($type === 'AAAA' && isset($record['ipv6'])) {
-                 $results[] = $record['ipv6'];
-             }
-         }
-         return $results;
-     }
-
-     public function __construct(array $securityConfig)
-     {
-         $this->isProduction = Env::get('APP_ENV') === 'production';
-         
-         // Dynamically bind Ed25519 keys if passed via config
-         if (isset($securityConfig['ed25519_private_key'])) {
-             Env::set('ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY', $securityConfig['ed25519_private_key']);
-         }
-         if (isset($securityConfig['ed25519_public_key'])) {
-             Env::set('ED25519_PUBLIC_KEY', $securityConfig['ed25519_public_key']);
-         }
-
-         // Génération et persistance automatique de la paire de clés Ed25519
-         $useAsymmetric = ($securityConfig['useAsymmetricTickets'] ?? false) === true || ($securityConfig['ed25519'] ?? '') === 'auto';
-         $envPrivate = Env::get('ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY');
-         if ($useAsymmetric && ($envPrivate === null || $envPrivate === '')) {
-             if (function_exists('get_option') && function_exists('update_option')) {
-                 // In WordPress, persist cryptographic keys in the database options table
-                 $storedKeys = get_option('fingerprint_ed25519_keys');
-                 if (is_array($storedKeys) && isset($storedKeys['privateKey'], $storedKeys['publicKey'])) {
-                     Env::set('ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY', $storedKeys['privateKey']);
-                     Env::set('ED25519_PUBLIC_KEY', $storedKeys['publicKey']);
-                 } elseif (defined('OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_ED25519')) {
-                     $pkey = openssl_pkey_new(["private_key_type" => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_ED25519]);
-                     if ($pkey && openssl_pkey_export($pkey, $privateKeyPem)) {
-                         $details = openssl_pkey_get_details($pkey); // @phpstan-ignore-line
-                         $publicKeyPem = $details['key'] ?? ''; // @phpstan-ignore-line
-                         Env::set('ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY', $privateKeyPem);
-                         Env::set('ED25519_PUBLIC_KEY', $publicKeyPem);
-                         update_option('fingerprint_ed25519_keys', [
-                             'privateKey' => $privateKeyPem,
-                             'publicKey'  => $publicKeyPem,
-                         ], false);
-                     }
-                 }
-             } else {
-                 self::initStandaloneEd25519Keys();
-             }
-         }
-
-         // Auto-load optimized config if autotuning savePath is specified
-         if (isset($securityConfig['autotuning']['savePath'])) {
-             $savePath = $securityConfig['autotuning']['savePath'];
-             if (file_exists($savePath)) {
-                 try {
-                     $savedConfig = json_decode(file_get_contents($savePath), true);
-                     if (json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE && is_array($savedConfig)) {
-                         $securityConfig = SecurityProfiles::deepMerge($securityConfig, $savedConfig);
-                     }
-                 } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-                     self::logError("[FingerprintEngine] Failed to auto-load optimized config from {$savePath}: " . $e->getMessage());
-                 }
-             }
-         }
-
-         // Si aucune liste blanche n'est explicitement fournie, appliquer la liste par défaut.
-         if (!isset($securityConfig['whitelist'])) {
-             $securityConfig['whitelist'] = self::default_whitelist();
-         }
-
-         $this->securityConfig = $securityConfig;
-         $this->verbose = $securityConfig['verbose'] ?? false;
-         $this->allowlist = $this->buildAllowlist();
-         $this->logger = isset($securityConfig['logger']) && is_callable($securityConfig['logger']) ? new Logger($securityConfig['logger']) : null;
-         $this->dryRun = $securityConfig['dryRun'] ?? false;
-         $this->validateConfig($securityConfig);
-         if ($this->securityConfig['reset'] ?? false) {
-             $this->resetStore();
-         }
-     }
-
-     /**
-      * Initialise et persiste les cles Ed25519 pour les environnements PHP hors WordPress.
-      */
-     private static function initStandaloneEd25519Keys(): void
-     {
-         $configDir = dirname(__DIR__, 1) . '/config';
-         $persistentKeyPath = $configDir . '/ed25519_key.json';
-
-         if (file_exists($persistentKeyPath)) {
-             try {
-                 $keys = json_decode((string)file_get_contents($persistentKeyPath), true);
-                 if (isset($keys['privateKey'], $keys['publicKey'])) {
-                     Env::set('ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY', $keys['privateKey']);
-                     Env::set('ED25519_PUBLIC_KEY', $keys['publicKey']);
-                 }
-             } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-                 self::logError('[Fingerprint] Failed to load persistent Ed25519 keys: ' . $e->getMessage());
-             }
-         } else {
-             try {
-                 if (defined('OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_ED25519')) {
-                     $pkey = openssl_pkey_new(["private_key_type" => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_ED25519]);
-                     if ($pkey && openssl_pkey_export($pkey, $privateKeyPem)) {
-                         $details = openssl_pkey_get_details($pkey); // @phpstan-ignore-line
-                         $publicKeyPem = $details['key'] ?? ''; // @phpstan-ignore-line
-                         Env::set('ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY', $privateKeyPem);
-                         Env::set('ED25519_PUBLIC_KEY', $publicKeyPem);
-                         if (!is_dir($configDir)) {
-                             mkdir($configDir, 0777, true);
-                         }
-                         // phpcs:ignore PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.WriteFile.PluginDirectoryWrite -- Non-WordPress standalone environment fallback
-                         file_put_contents($persistentKeyPath, json_encode([
-                             'privateKey' => $privateKeyPem,
-                             'publicKey' => $publicKeyPem
-                         ], JSON_PRETTY_PRINT));
-                     }
-                 }
-             } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-                 self::logError('[Fingerprint] Native Ed25519 key generation failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
-             }
-         }
-     }
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Anonympins\Fingerprint;
+
+use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Challenge\ChallengeUtils;
+use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Config\SecurityProfiles;
+use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Store\StoreManager;
+use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Utils\BlockList;
+use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Utils\Logger;
+use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Utils\MetricsManager;
+use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Utils\RequestUtils;
+use Anonympins\Fingerprint\Utils\Env;
+
+/**
+ * The main engine of the fingerprinting library.
+ * Orchestrates identification, suspicion calculation, and challenge management.
+ */
+class FingerprintEngine
+{
+    private array $securityConfig;
+    private bool $isProduction;
+    private BlockList $allowlist;
+    private bool $verbose;
+    private ?Logger $logger = null;
+    private bool $dryRun;
+
+    private static ?array $googlebotEntries = null;
+    private static ?array $yandexEntries = null;
+    private static ?array $bingbotEntries = null;
+    private static ?array $facebookEntries = null;
+
+    private static array $dnsCircuitBreaker = [
+        'state' => 'CLOSED',
+        'failureCount' => 0,
+        'lastStateChange' => 0,
+        'threshold' => 5,
+        'cooldown' => 30, // seconds
+    ];
 
     /**
-     * Applique à chaud une nouvelle configuration de sécurité (poids, seuils, etc.)
-     * sans nécessiter de redémarrage.
+     * Records a successful DNS lookup, resetting the circuit breaker to CLOSED.
      *
-     * @param array $newConfig La nouvelle configuration (partielle ou complète).
+     * @return void
+     */
+    private static function recordDnsSuccess(): void
+    {
+        self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['failureCount'] = 0;
+        self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['state'] = 'CLOSED';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Records a DNS lookup failure. If the failure count reaches the threshold,
+     * the circuit breaker transitions to the OPEN state.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    private static function recordDnsFailure(): void
+    {
+        self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['failureCount']++;
+        if (self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['failureCount'] >= self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['threshold']) {
+            self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['state'] = 'OPEN';
+            self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['lastStateChange'] = microtime(true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines whether a DNS attempt is allowed based on the circuit breaker state.
+     * In OPEN state, allows a retry only after the cooldown has elapsed (HALF-OPEN).
+     *
+     * @return bool True if a DNS attempt may be made, false otherwise.
+     */
+    private static function canAttemptDns(): bool
+    {
+        if (self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['state'] === 'CLOSED') {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['state'] === 'OPEN') {
+            if (microtime(true) - self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['lastStateChange'] >= self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['cooldown']) {
+                self::$dnsCircuitBreaker['state'] = 'HALF-OPEN';
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true; // HALF-OPEN
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builds the reverse DNS query name for a given IP address
+     * (in-addr.arpa for IPv4, ip6.arpa for IPv6).
+     *
+     * @param string $ip The IP address.
+     * @return string|null The reverse DNS name, or null if the IP is invalid.
+     */
+    private static function getReverseDnsName(string $ip): ?string
+    {
+        if (filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV4)) {
+            return implode('.', array_reverse(explode('.', $ip))) . '.in-addr.arpa';
+        } elseif (filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV6)) {
+            $hex = bin2hex((string)inet_pton($ip));
+            return implode('.', array_reverse(str_split($hex))) . '.ip6.arpa';
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolves a DNS query using PHP's native `dns_get_record` function.
+     * Supports PTR, A, and AAAA record types.
+     *
+     * @param string $query The DNS query name.
+     * @param string $type The record type ('PTR', 'A', or 'AAAA').
+     * @return array|null The list of resolved records, or null on failure.
+     */
+    private static function resolveDnsNative(string $query, string $type): ?array
+    {
+        $typeMap = [
+            'PTR' => DNS_PTR,
+            'A' => DNS_A,
+            'AAAA' => DNS_AAAA
+        ];
+        $dnsType = $typeMap[$type] ?? null;
+        if ($dnsType === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $records = @dns_get_record($query, $dnsType);
+        if ($records === false) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $results = [];
+        foreach ($records as $record) {
+            if ($type === 'PTR' && isset($record['target'])) {
+                $results[] = $record['target'];
+            } elseif ($type === 'A' && isset($record['ip'])) {
+                $results[] = $record['ip'];
+            } elseif ($type === 'AAAA' && isset($record['ipv6'])) {
+                $results[] = $record['ipv6'];
+            }
+        }
+        return $results;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new FingerprintEngine with the given security configuration.
+     * Handles Ed25519 key binding/generation, autotuning config loading,
+     * default whitelist application, config validation, and optional store reset.
+     *
+     * @param array $securityConfig The security configuration.
+     */
+    public function __construct(array $securityConfig)
+    {
+        $this->isProduction = Env::get('APP_ENV') === 'production';
+
+        // Dynamically bind Ed25519 keys if passed via config
+        if (isset($securityConfig['ed25519_private_key'])) {
+            Env::set('ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY', $securityConfig['ed25519_private_key']);
+        }
+        if (isset($securityConfig['ed25519_public_key'])) {
+            Env::set('ED25519_PUBLIC_KEY', $securityConfig['ed25519_public_key']);
+        }
+
+        // Automatic generation and persistence of the Ed25519 key pair
+        $useAsymmetric = ($securityConfig['useAsymmetricTickets'] ?? false) === true || ($securityConfig['ed25519'] ?? '') === 'auto';
+        $envPrivate = Env::get('ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY');
+        if ($useAsymmetric && ($envPrivate === null || $envPrivate === '')) {
+            if (function_exists('get_option') && function_exists('update_option')) {
+                // In WordPress, persist cryptographic keys in the database options table
+                $storedKeys = get_option('fingerprint_ed25519_keys');
+                if (is_array($storedKeys) && isset($storedKeys['privateKey'], $storedKeys['publicKey'])) {
+                    Env::set('ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY', $storedKeys['privateKey']);
+                    Env::set('ED25519_PUBLIC_KEY', $storedKeys['publicKey']);
+                } elseif (defined('OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_ED25519')) {
+                    $pkey = openssl_pkey_new(["private_key_type" => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_ED25519]);
+                    if ($pkey && openssl_pkey_export($pkey, $privateKeyPem)) {
+                        $details = openssl_pkey_get_details($pkey);
+                        $publicKeyPem = $details['key'] ?? '';
+                        Env::set('ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY', $privateKeyPem);
+                        Env::set('ED25519_PUBLIC_KEY', $publicKeyPem);
+                    }
+                    update_option('fingerprint_ed25519_keys', [
+                        'privateKey' => $privateKeyPem,
+                        'publicKey'  => $publicKeyPem,
+                    ], false);
+                }
+            } else {
+                self::initStandaloneEd25519Keys();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Auto-load optimized config if autotuning savePath is specified
+        if (isset($securityConfig['autotuning']['savePath'])) {
+            $savePath = $securityConfig['autotuning']['savePath'];
+            if (file_exists($savePath)) {
+                try {
+                    $savedConfig = json_decode(file_get_contents($savePath), true);
+                    if (json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE && is_array($savedConfig)) {
+                        $securityConfig = SecurityProfiles::deepMerge($securityConfig, $savedConfig);
+                    }
+                } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                    self::logError("[FingerprintEngine] Failed to auto-load optimized config from {$savePath}: " . $e->getMessage());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // If no allowlist is explicitly provided, apply the default list.
+        if (!isset($securityConfig['whitelist'])) {
+            $securityConfig['whitelist'] = self::default_whitelist();
+        }
+
+        $this->securityConfig = $securityConfig;
+        $this->verbose = $securityConfig['verbose'] ?? false;
+        $this->allowlist = $this->buildAllowlist();
+        $this->logger = isset($securityConfig['logger']) && is_callable($securityConfig['logger']) ? new Logger($securityConfig['logger']) : null;
+        $this->dryRun = $securityConfig['dryRun'] ?? false;
+        $this->validateConfig($securityConfig);
+        if ($this->securityConfig['reset'] ?? false) {
+            $this->resetStore();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes and persists Ed25519 keys for standalone PHP environments outside WordPress.
+     * Loads from a persistent JSON file if it exists, otherwise generates a new key pair.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    private static function initStandaloneEd25519Keys(): void
+    {
+        if (function_exists('get_option')) {
+            return; // Managed exclusively via WordPress options in WP runtime
+        }
+
+        if (function_exists('wp_upload_dir') && function_exists('wp_mkdir_p')) {
+            $uploadDir = wp_upload_dir();
+            $configDir = (!empty($uploadDir['basedir']) && is_dir($uploadDir['basedir']))
+                ? $uploadDir['basedir'] . '/anonympins-bot-mitigation-pow'
+                : sys_get_temp_dir();
+        } else {
+            $envKeyDir = Env::get('FINGERPRINT_KEY_DIR');
+            $configDir = !empty($envKeyDir) ? (string)$envKeyDir : sys_get_temp_dir();
+        }
+        $persistentKeyPath = rtrim($configDir, '/\\') . '/ed25519_key.json';
+
+        if (file_exists($persistentKeyPath)) {
+            try {
+                $raw = (string)file_get_contents($persistentKeyPath);
+                $keys = json_decode($raw, true);
+                if (isset($keys['privateKey'], $keys['publicKey'])) {
+                    Env::set('ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY', $keys['privateKey']);
+                    Env::set('ED25519_PUBLIC_KEY', $keys['publicKey']);
+                }
+            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                self::logError('[Fingerprint] Failed to load persistent Ed25519 keys: ' . $e->getMessage());
+            }
+        } else {
+            try {
+                if (defined('OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_ED25519')) {
+                    $pkey = openssl_pkey_new(["private_key_type" => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_ED25519]);
+                    if ($pkey && openssl_pkey_export($pkey, $privateKeyPem)) {
+                        $details = openssl_pkey_get_details($pkey); // @phpstan-ignore-line
+                        $publicKeyPem = $details['key'] ?? ''; // @phpstan-ignore-line
+                        Env::set('ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY', $privateKeyPem);
+                        Env::set('ED25519_PUBLIC_KEY', $publicKeyPem);
+                        if (!is_dir($configDir)) {
+                            if (function_exists('wp_mkdir_p')) {
+                                wp_mkdir_p($configDir);
+                            } else {
+                                @mkdir($configDir, 0700, true);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_file_put_contents
+                        file_put_contents($persistentKeyPath, json_encode([
+                            'privateKey' => $privateKeyPem,
+                            'publicKey' => $publicKeyPem
+                        ], JSON_PRETTY_PRINT));
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                self::logError('[Fingerprint] Native Ed25519 key generation failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Hot-reloads a new security configuration (weights, thresholds, etc.)
+     * without requiring a restart.
+     *
+     * @param array $newConfig The new configuration (partial or complete).
      */
     public function updateConfig(array $newConfig): void
     {
-        $this->validateConfig($newConfig);
-        $this->securityConfig = SecurityProfiles::deepMerge($this->securityConfig, $newConfig);
-        $this->log('Configuration mise à jour à chaud (Hot-Reloaded)', $this->securityConfig);
+        $this->validateConfig($newConfig);
+        $this->securityConfig = SecurityProfiles::deepMerge($this->securityConfig, $newConfig);
+        $this->log('Configuration mise à jour à chaud (Hot-Reloaded)', $this->securityConfig);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resets the active persistence store.
+     */
+    public function resetStore(): void
+    {
+        $store = StoreManager::getStore();
+        if (method_exists($store, 'clear')) {
+            $store->clear();
+        }
+        $this->log('Store has been reset/cleared.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validates a security configuration. Warns about missing or unknown keys
+     * (e.g. weights, thresholds, typos).
+     *
+     * @param array $config The configuration to validate.
+     * @return void
+     */
+    private function validateConfig(array $config): void
+    {
+        if (empty($config)) {
+            $this->log('Warning: No securityConfig provided. Using default behaviors.', [], 'warn');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $knownKeys = [
+            'weights', 'thresholds', 'cpu', 'ticketMaxAge', 'challengeTtl',
+            'deviceIdCookieMaxAge', 'challengePagePath', 'verbose', 'patterns',
+            'honeypot', 'threatIntel', 'whitelist', 'isStaticResource', 'isApiRequest', 'logger', 'probationaryTtl',
+            'autotuning', 'enableUsefulWork', 'usefulWorkConfigPath', 'challengeNewDevices', 'graphql_operation_allowlist', 'dryRun',
+            'similarityThreshold', 'summary', 'description',
+            'ed25519_private_key', 'ed25519_public_key',
+            'wasm', 'enableProofOfSpace', 'pospace', 'federatedPeers', 'federationSecret', 'reset',
+            'filterWhitelist',
+            'differentialPrivacy', 'dpEpsilon'
+            ,'pat'
+        ];
+
+        if (empty($config['weights'])) {
+            $this->log('Warning: `securityConfig.weights` is not defined. Suspicion scores will be 0.', [], 'warn');
+        }
+        if (empty($config['thresholds'])) {
+            $this->log('Warning: `securityConfig.thresholds` is not defined. Challenges may not be issued correctly.', [], 'warn');
+        }
+
+        foreach (array_keys($config) as $key) {
+            if (!in_array($key, $knownKeys, true)) {
+                $this->log("Warning: Unknown key '{$key}' found in securityConfig. This might be a typo.", [], 'warn');
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Loads a bot whitelist from a JSON file in the config directory.
+     * Falls back to the provided default entries if the file is missing or invalid.
+     *
+     * @param string $filename The whitelist JSON filename.
+     * @param array $fallbackEntries The fallback entries if loading fails.
+     * @return array The loaded or fallback whitelist entries.
+     */
+    private static function loadBotWhitelist(string $filename, array $fallbackEntries): array
+    {
+        if (defined('ANONYMPINS_BOT_MITIGATION_DIR')) {
+            $configDir = rtrim(ANONYMPINS_BOT_MITIGATION_DIR, '/\\') . '/config';
+        } elseif (is_dir(__DIR__ . '/config')) {
+            $configDir = __DIR__ . '/config';
+        } else {
+            $configDir = __DIR__;
+        }
+        $filePath = $configDir . '/' . $filename;
+        if (file_exists($filePath)) {
+            try {
+                $content = file_get_contents($filePath);
+                if ($content !== false) {
+                    $decoded = json_decode($content, true);
+                    if (json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE && is_array($decoded)) {
+                        return $decoded;
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                self::logError("[Fingerprint] Error loading whitelist file {$filename}: " . $e->getMessage());
+            }
+        }
+        return $fallbackEntries;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the Googlebot allowlist definition (type + entries).
+     * The entries are lazily loaded and cached in a static property.
+     *
+     * @return array The Googlebot allowlist rule.
+     */
+    public static function googlebot_whitelist(): array
+    {
+        if (self::$googlebotEntries === null) {
+            self::$googlebotEntries = self::loadBotWhitelist('googlebot.json', [
+                "2001:4860:4801:10::/64",
+                "2001:4860:4801:11::/64",
+                "2001:4860:4801:12::/64",
+                "66.249.79.64"
+            ]);
+        }
+        return [
+            'type' => 'allowlist',
+            'entries' => self::$googlebotEntries
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the Yandex allowlist definition (type + entries).
+     * The entries are lazily loaded and cached in a static property.
+     *
+     * @return array The Yandex allowlist rule.
+     */
+    public static function yandex_whitelist(): array
+    {
+        if (self::$yandexEntries === null) {
+            self::$yandexEntries = self::loadBotWhitelist('yandex.json', [
+                "2a02:6b8::/29",
+                "5.45.192.0/18",
+                "213.180.192.0/19"
+            ]);
+        }
+        return [
+            'type' => 'allowlist',
+            'entries' => self::$yandexEntries
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the Bingbot allowlist definition (type + entries).
+     * The entries are lazily loaded and cached in a static property.
+     *
+     * @return array The Bingbot allowlist rule.
+     */
+    public static function bingbot_whitelist(): array
+    {
+        if (self::$bingbotEntries === null) {
+            self::$bingbotEntries = self::loadBotWhitelist('bingbot.json', [
+                "157.55.39.0/24",
+                "207.46.13.0/24",
+                "40.77.178.0/23"
+            ]);
+        }
+        return [
+            'type' => 'allowlist',
+            'entries' => self::$bingbotEntries
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the Facebook allowlist definition (type + entries).
+     * The entries are lazily loaded and cached in a static property.
+     *
+     * @return array The Facebook allowlist rule.
+     */
+    public static function facebook_whitelist(): array
+    {
+        if (self::$facebookEntries === null) {
+            self::$facebookEntries = self::loadBotWhitelist('facebook.json', [
+                "31.13.64.0/18", "66.220.144.0/20", "69.63.176.0/20", "157.240.0.0/16"
+            ]);
+        }
+        return [
+            'type' => 'allowlist',
+            'entries' => self::$facebookEntries
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the complete default whitelist, combining IP allowlists for major
+     * bots (Googlebot, Bingbot, Yandex, Facebook) with hostname-suffix rules
+     * for many known crawlers.
+     *
+     * @return array The default whitelist rules.
+     */
+    public static function default_whitelist(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            self::googlebot_whitelist(),
+            self::bingbot_whitelist(),
+            self::yandex_whitelist(),
+            self::facebook_whitelist(),
+            ['userAgent' => 'Googlebot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.googlebot.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'Google-Extended', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.google.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'AdsBot-Google', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.googlebot.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'Mediapartners-Google', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.google.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'Google-InspectionTool', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.google.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => '(bingbot|adidxbot)', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.search.msn.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'DuckDuckBot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.duckduckgo.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'YandexBot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.yandex.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'YandexImages', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.yandex.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'Baiduspider', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.crawl.baidu.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'Slurp', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.crawl.yahoo.net'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'Sogou web spider', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.sogou.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'Exabot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.exabot.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'ia_archiver', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.alexa.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'SeznamBot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.seznam.cz'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'Mail.RU_Bot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.mail.ru'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'Yeti', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.naver.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'AhrefsBot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.ahrefs.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'SemrushBot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.semrush.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'MJ12bot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.mj12bot.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'rogerbot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.moz.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'DotBot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.moz.com'],
+            ['userAgent' => 'Screaming Frog SEO Spider', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.screamingfrog.co.uk'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Emits a log message if verbose mode is enabled. Uses the configured
+     * logger callback if available, otherwise falls back to error_log.
+     *
+     * @param string $message The message to log.
+     * @param array $data Additional data to include.
+     * @param string $level The log level (default 'info').
+     * @return void
+     */
+    private function log(string $message, array $data = [], string $level = 'info'): void
+    {
+        if ($this->verbose) {
+            // Uses the logger if configured, otherwise error_log
+            if ($this->logger) {
+                $this->logger->log($level, "[FingerprintEngine] " . $message, $data);
+            } else {
+                $logMessage = "[FingerprintEngine] {$message}";
+                if (!empty($data)) $logMessage .= ' ' . json_encode($data);
+                self::logError($logMessage);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Computes the final suspicion score from a suspicion vector by applying
+     * the configured weights. When an MTU anomaly (tunnel) is detected, several
+     * weights are dynamically amplified to increase the score.
+     *
+     * @param array $suspicionVector The suspicion vector (metric name => score).
+     * @return float The final score, capped at 100.0.
+     */
+    public function calculateFinalScore(array $suspicionVector): float
+    {
+        $baseWeights = $this->securityConfig['weights'] ?? [];
+
+        $score = 0.0;
+        // NEW: Weight amplification logic
+        // If a tunnel is detected, increase the weight of other suspicious signals.
+        $dynamicWeights = $baseWeights;
+        if (($suspicionVector['mtuAnomalyScore'] ?? 0.0) > 50.0) {
+            $this->log('Tunnel detected, amplifying suspicion weights.', ['mtuScore' => $suspicionVector['mtuAnomalyScore']]);
+
+            // Increases the weight of low-level inconsistencies (hard to falsify)
+            $dynamicWeights['tlsSpoofingScore'] = ($baseWeights['tlsSpoofingScore'] ?? 0.8) * 1.25;
+            $dynamicWeights['crossLayerInconsistencyScore'] = ($baseWeights['crossLayerInconsistencyScore'] ?? 0.4) * 1.4;
+            $dynamicWeights['clientHintsInconsistencyScore'] = ($baseWeights['clientHintsInconsistencyScore'] ?? 0.7) * 1.2;
+
+            // Increases the weight of behavioral anomalies (a bot behind a VPN is more suspect)
+            $dynamicWeights['behaviorScore'] = ($baseWeights['behaviorScore'] ?? 0.7) * 1.15;
+            $dynamicWeights['requestPatternScore'] = ($baseWeights['requestPatternScore'] ?? 0.6) * 1.2;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($dynamicWeights as $key => $weight) {
+            $metricScore = $suspicionVector[$key] ?? 0.0;
+            if ($metricScore > 0) {
+                $score += $metricScore * $weight;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return min(100.0, $score);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builds the internal BlockList used for IP allowlist checks, from the
+     * 'allowlist' rule found in the whitelist configuration.
+     *
+     * @return BlockList The populated allowlist.
+     */
+    private function buildAllowlist(): BlockList
+    {
+        $blockList = new BlockList();
+        $whitelistRules = $this->securityConfig['whitelist'] ?? [];
+
+        $allowlistRule = null;
+        foreach ($whitelistRules as $rule) {
+            if (($rule['type'] ?? '') === 'allowlist') {
+                $allowlistRule = $rule;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (empty($allowlistRule['entries'])) {
+            return $blockList;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($allowlistRule['entries'] as $entry) {
+            $blockList->add($entry);
+        }
+        return $blockList;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the given client IP is in the IP allowlist.
+     *
+     * @param string $clientIp The client IP address.
+     * @return bool True if the IP is allowlisted, false otherwise.
+     */
+    private function isIpInAllowlist(string $clientIp): bool
+    {
+        return $this->allowlist->check($clientIp);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the given request path is in the path allowlist.
+     * Supports trailing-wildcard entries (e.g. "/admin/*").
+     *
+     * @param string $requestPath The request path.
+     * @return bool True if the path is allowlisted, false otherwise.
+     */
+    private function isPathInAllowlist(string $requestPath): bool
+    {
+        $whitelistRules = $this->securityConfig['whitelist'] ?? [];
+        $pathAllowlistRule = null;
+        foreach ($whitelistRules as $rule) {
+            if (($rule['type'] ?? '') === 'path_allowlist') {
+                $pathAllowlistRule = $rule;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (empty($pathAllowlistRule['entries'])) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($pathAllowlistRule['entries'] as $entry) {
+            if (str_ends_with($entry, '*')) {
+                $base = substr($entry, 0, -1);
+                if (str_starts_with($requestPath, $base)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            } elseif ($requestPath === $entry) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the (host, path) pair matches a host_path_allowlist entry.
+     *
+     * @param string|null $requestHost The request host.
+     * @param string $requestPath The request path.
+     * @return bool True if the host+path is allowlisted, false otherwise.
+     */
+    private function isHostPathInAllowlist(?string $requestHost, string $requestPath): bool
+    {
+        if (empty($requestHost)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $whitelistRules = $this->securityConfig['whitelist'] ?? [];
+        $hostPathRule = null;
+        foreach ($whitelistRules as $rule) {
+            if (($rule['type'] ?? '') === 'host_path_allowlist') {
+                $hostPathRule = $rule;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (empty($hostPathRule['entries'])) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($hostPathRule['entries'] as $entry) {
+            if (RequestUtils::hostPathMatches($requestHost, $requestPath, $entry)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if a request should be exempted due to an allowlist rule.
+     * Evaluates IP, path, host+path, GraphQL operation, and verified bot rules.
+     * Applies the `filterWhitelist` security option to optionally override
+     * allowlisting for clearly malicious requests.
+     *
+     * @param RequestContext $context The request context.
+     * @return bool True if the request should be allowed, false otherwise.
+     */
+    private function checkAllowlists(RequestContext $context): bool
+    {
+        $whitelisted = false;
+        $type = '';
+
+        if ($this->isIpInAllowlist($context->clientIp)) {
+            $whitelisted = true;
+            $type = 'allowlist';
+        } elseif ($this->isPathInAllowlist($context->path)) {
+            $whitelisted = true;
+            $type = 'path_allowlist';
+        } elseif ($this->isHostPathInAllowlist($context->getHeader('host'), $context->path)) {
+            $whitelisted = true;
+            $type = 'host_path_allowlist';
+        } elseif ($context->graphqlOperation && $this->isGraphqlOperationInAllowlist($context->graphqlOperation['type'], $context->graphqlOperation['name'])) {
+            $whitelisted = true;
+            $type = 'graphql_operation_allowlist';
+        } elseif ($this->verifyWhitelistedBot($context)) {
+            $whitelisted = true;
+            $type = 'bot';
+        }
+
+        if ($whitelisted) {
+            $filterWhitelist = $this->securityConfig['filterWhitelist'] ?? false;
+            $bypassWhitelist = false;
+            if ($filterWhitelist === true || (is_numeric($filterWhitelist) && $type === 'bot')) {
+                $bypassWhitelist = $this->hasCertainAttack($context);
+            } elseif (is_numeric($filterWhitelist)) {
+                if ($context->preCalculatedScore === null) {
+                    $suspicionVector = [];
+                    $context->preCalculatedVector = $this->getSuspicionVector($context, $suspicionVector);
+                    $context->preCalculatedScore = $this->calculateFinalScore($context->preCalculatedVector);
+                }
+                if ($context->preCalculatedScore > $filterWhitelist) {
+                    $bypassWhitelist = true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if ($bypassWhitelist) {
+                $this->log('Whitelisted request exceeds filter threshold - bypassing whitelist bypass', ['clientIp' => $context->clientIp, 'path' => $context->path]);
+                return false;
+            }
+            $this->log("IP/Path in allowlist ({$type}) - allowing request", ['clientIp' => $context->clientIp, 'path' => $context->path]);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolves the request identity (device ID, device data, and possibly a
+     * new cookie to set). Attempts cookieless identity recovery via TLS session
+     * ID, detects cookie dropping, and validates WebAuthn hardware anchors.
+     *
+     * @param RequestContext $context The request context.
+     * @param array &$suspicionVector The suspicion vector (updated in place).
+     * @return array{deviceId: string, deviceData: ?array, newCookie: ?array}
+     */
+    private function resolveRequestIdentity(RequestContext $context, array &$suspicionVector): array
+    {
+        if ($context->resolvedIdentity !== null) {
+            return $context->resolvedIdentity;
+        }
+        $this->log('Resolving request identity', ['clientIp' => $context->clientIp, 'cookies' => $context->cookies]);
+        $store = StoreManager::getStore();
+        $existingDeviceId = $context->cookies['device_id'] ?? null; // @phpstan-ignore-line
+        $currentDeviceHash = RequestUtils::getCompositeDeviceHash($context);
+        $pendingCookieTtl = 120; // 2 minutes to detect removal
+
+        $deviceId = $existingDeviceId;
+        $deviceData = null;
+        $newCookie = null;
+
+        // Cookieless Identity Tracking: Attempt to restore device ID using TLS session resume ID
+        $tlsSessionId = $context->tlsSessionId;
+        if (!$deviceId && $tlsSessionId) {
+            $resumedDeviceId = $store->get("tls-session:{$tlsSessionId}");
+            if ($resumedDeviceId) {
+                $deviceId = $resumedDeviceId;
+                $this->log('Identity resumed via TLS Session ID', ['deviceId' => $deviceId, 'tlsSessionId' => $tlsSessionId]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($deviceId) {
+            $deviceData = $store->get("device:{$deviceId}");
+        }
+
+        $ua = $context->getHeader('user-agent') ?? '';
+        $pendingKey = "pending_cookie:" . md5($context->clientIp . '|' . $ua);
+
+        if ($deviceData === null) {
+            // New user or lost/invalid cookie
+            $pendingDeviceId = $store->get($pendingKey);
+            if ($pendingDeviceId && !$existingDeviceId) {
+                // The penalty is now added directly to the suspicion vector.
+                $this->log('Cookie dropping detected', ['clientIp' => $context->clientIp, 'pendingDeviceId' => $pendingDeviceId]);
+                $suspicionVector['cookieDroppingScore'] = 100.0;
+            }
+
+            $deviceId = bin2hex(random_bytes(16)); // UUID-like
+
+            $isHttps = !empty($context->isHttps);
+            $secureOption = $isHttps;
+
+            // Prepare the cookie to be sent
+            $newCookie = [
+                'name' => 'device_id',
+                'value' => $deviceId,
+                'options' => [
+                    'httponly' => true,
+                    'secure' => $secureOption,
+                    'samesite' => 'Lax',
+                    'path' => '/',
+                ]
+            ];
+            if (isset($this->securityConfig['deviceIdCookieMaxAge'])) {
+                $newCookie['options']['expires'] = time() + ($this->securityConfig['deviceIdCookieMaxAge'] / 1000);
+            }
+
+            $store->set($pendingKey, $deviceId, $pendingCookieTtl);
+
+            $deviceData = [
+                'initialDeviceHash' => $currentDeviceHash,
+                'ips' => [$context->clientIp],
+                'requestHistory' => [],
+                'lastUpdate' => time() * 1000,
+                'lastFpHash' => $currentDeviceHash,
+                'lastChangeTimestamp' => 0,
+                'rapidChangeCount' => 0,
+                'highScoreCount' => 0,
+                'lastHighScoreTimestamp' => 0,
+            ];
+        } else {
+            // Ensure 'ips' is an array for the following operations.
+            if (!isset($deviceData['ips']) || !is_array($deviceData['ips'])) { // @phpstan-ignore-line
+                $deviceData['ips'] = [];
+            }
+            // The client returned a valid cookie: purge the pending entry immediately
+            $store->delete($pendingKey);
+        }
+
+        // WebAuthn hardware anchor (Secure Enclave / TPM) validation
+        $behaviorHeader = $context->getHeader('x-behavior-metrics');
+        if (!empty($behaviorHeader) && is_string($behaviorHeader) && str_starts_with($behaviorHeader, '{')) {
+            try {
+                $parsedMetrics = json_decode($behaviorHeader, true);
+                if (is_array($parsedMetrics) && !empty($parsedMetrics['webauthnAnchor']) && is_array($deviceData)) {
+                    if ($this->verifyWebAuthnHardwareAnchor($parsedMetrics['webauthnAnchor'], $deviceData)) {
+                        $deviceData['webauthnVerified'] = true;
+                        $store->set("device:{$deviceId}", $deviceData);
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Bind the current TLS session ID to the device ID
+        if ($deviceId && $tlsSessionId) {
+            $store->set("tls-session:{$tlsSessionId}", $deviceId, 3600); // 1h cache duration
+        }
+
+        $context->resolvedIdentity = [
+            'deviceId' => $deviceId,
+            'deviceData' => $deviceData,
+            'newCookie' => $newCookie,
+        ];
+        return $context->resolvedIdentity;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Computes the full suspicion vector for a request by aggregating dozens
+     * of indicators (fingerprint consistency, TLS spoofing/JA4, behavioral
+     * metrics, threat intel, subnet reputation, protocol/TCP anomalies, etc.).
+     * Also updates and persists the device's state in the store.
+     *
+     * @param RequestContext $context The request context.
+     * @param array &$suspicionVector The suspicion vector (updated in place).
+     * @return array<string, float> The completed suspicion vector.
+     */
+    public function getSuspicionVector(RequestContext $context, array &$suspicionVector): array
+    {
+        $store = StoreManager::getStore();
+        $identity = $this->resolveRequestIdentity($context, $suspicionVector);
+        $deviceData = $identity['deviceData'];
+        $deviceId = $identity['deviceId'];
+        if ($deviceData && ($deviceData['condemned'] ?? false)) {
+            $suspicionVector['honeypotScore'] = 100;
+            return $suspicionVector;
+        }
+
+        // If a new cookie must be set, temporarily store it in the context
+        // so that the calling code can handle it.
+        if ($identity['newCookie']) {
+            // This property is non-standard, prefix it to avoid conflicts.
+            $context->newCookieForResponse = $identity['newCookie'];
+        }
+
+        // Periodic device data cleanup
+        if ((time() * 1000) - ($deviceData['lastUpdate'] ?? 0) > 10 * 60 * 1000) { // 10 minutes
+            $deviceData['ips'] = [];
+            $deviceData['rapidChangeCount'] = 0;
+            $deviceData['ipTimes'] = [];
+        }
+        $deviceData['lastUpdate'] = time() * 1000;
+
+        // --- Computation of the various suspicion scores ---
+
+        // Fingerprint inconsistency score (moved here to be with the others)
+        $netProfile = AsnLookupEngine::getInstance()->lookup($context->clientIp);
+        $currentDeviceHash = RequestUtils::getCompositeDeviceHash($context);
+        $consistencyScore = FingerprintBuilder::compare($deviceData['initialDeviceHash'] ?? '', $currentDeviceHash);
+        $similarityThreshold = (float)($this->securityConfig['similarityThreshold'] ?? $netProfile->getInflectionPoint());
+        $inconsistencyScore = RequestUtils::calculateAnalogInconsistencyScore($consistencyScore, $similarityThreshold);
+
+        $behavioral = RequestUtils::getBehavioralIndicators($context, $deviceData, $netProfile);
+
+        // Header anomaly score
+        $headerAnomalies = RequestUtils::getHeaderAnomalies($context);
+
+        // TLS spoofing score
+        $tlsSpoofing = RequestUtils::getTlsSpoofingScore($context);
+        $tlsSpoofingScore = (float)($tlsSpoofing['tlsSpoofingScore'] ?? 0.0);
+        $virtualizationScore = RequestUtils::getVirtualizationAnomalyScore($context);
+
+        // Advanced JA4 TLS Inconsistency checks
+        $ja4 = $context->getHeader('x-ja4-hash');
+        if ($ja4) {
+            $spoofedJa4s = [
+                't13d1516h2_8daaf6152771_390237aa04be', // Classic Chrome (curl-impersonate / tls-client)
+                't13d1413h2_bc66258908f0_bc2531da1615', // Static Firefox (curl-impersonate-ff / curl_cffi)
+                't13d1515h2_8daaf6152771_a729e2f67de4', // Static Safari (curl-impersonate-safari / tls-client)
+                't13d1516h2_8daaf6152771_4be0df930c2c', // Chrome alternative (tls-client Go)
+                't12d1516h2_8daaf6152771_390237aa04be', // Spoofed Chrome downgraded to TLS 1.2
+                't13d1516h2_e822d36d892d_93ec3f0b2f5b'  // Custom OpenSSL scraping bot
+            ];
+            if (in_array($ja4, $spoofedJa4s, true)) {
+                $tlsSpoofingScore = max($tlsSpoofingScore, 100.0);
+            }
+
+            $parsedJa4 = $this->parseJa4($ja4);
+            if ($parsedJa4) {
+                $ua = $context->getHeader('user-agent') ?? '';
+                $uaParts = $this->parseUserAgent($ua);
+
+                // Check 1: ALPN / HTTP Version inconsistency
+                $httpVersion = $context->httpVersion ?? '1.1';
+                if ($parsedJa4['alpn'] === 'h2' && ($httpVersion === '1.1' || $httpVersion === '1.0')) {
+                    $hasProxy = $context->getHeader('via') || $context->getHeader('forwarded') || $context->getHeader('x-forwarded-proto') || $context->getHeader('x-forwarded-for');
+                    if (!$hasProxy) {
+                        $tlsSpoofingScore = max($tlsSpoofingScore, 40.0);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Check 2: OS/Platform vs TLS Capabilities inconsistency
+                if ($parsedJa4['version'] === '12' && ($uaParts['os'] === 'iOS' || $uaParts['os'] === 'macOS') && ($uaParts['browser'] && str_starts_with($uaParts['browser'], 'Safari'))) {
+                    $tlsSpoofingScore = max($tlsSpoofingScore, 60.0);
+                }
+
+                // Check 3: User-Agent vs JA4 Signature inconsistency
+                if ($uaParts['browser'] && str_starts_with($uaParts['browser'], 'Chrome') && $parsedJa4['alpn'] === '00') {
+                    $tlsSpoofingScore = max($tlsSpoofingScore, 50.0);
+                }
+                if ($uaParts['browser'] && str_starts_with($uaParts['browser'], 'Firefox') && $parsedJa4['extensionsCount'] > 15) {
+                    $tlsSpoofingScore = max($tlsSpoofingScore, 50.0);
+                }
+
+                // Check 4: Stagnation (Lack of Entropy / Genericity)
+                if (is_string($uaParts['browser'])) {
+                    $ja4Key = "ja4-browsers:{$ja4}";
+                    $seenBrowsers = $store->get($ja4Key) ?: [];
+                    if (!is_array($seenBrowsers)) {
+                        $seenBrowsers = [];
+                    }
+                    $browserFamily = explode('/', (string)$uaParts['browser'])[0] ?? null;
+                    if ($browserFamily && !in_array($browserFamily, $seenBrowsers, true)) {
+                        $seenBrowsers[] = $browserFamily;
+                        $store->set($ja4Key, $seenBrowsers, 86400);
+                    }
+                    if (count($seenBrowsers) > 1) {
+                        $tlsSpoofingScore = max($tlsSpoofingScore, 80.0);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Time inconsistency score (replay attack)
+        $timeInconsistency = RequestUtils::getTimeInconsistencyScore($context);
+
+        // Cross-layer inconsistency score (client vs server)
+        $crossLayerInconsistency = RequestUtils::getCrossLayerInconsistency($context);
+
+        // Request pattern score (scraping, velocity)
+        $requestPattern = RequestUtils::getRequestPatternScore($context, $deviceData, $this->securityConfig['patterns'] ?? []);
+
+        // Honeypot score
+        $honeypot = RequestUtils::getHoneypotScore($context, $this->securityConfig['honeypot'] ?? []);
+
+        // Client behavioral metrics score (mouse, keyboard)
+        $behavior = RequestUtils::getBehaviorScore($context);
+
+        // Explicit bot detection score (automation markers)
+        $bot = RequestUtils::getBotScore($context);
+
+        // Click variance score
+        $clickVariance = RequestUtils::getClickVarianceScore($context);
+
+        // Threat Intelligence score
+        $threatIntel = RequestUtils::getThreatIntelScore($context, $this->securityConfig['threatIntel'] ?? []);
+
+        // Client-Hints inconsistency score
+        $clientHintsInconsistency = RequestUtils::getClientHintsInconsistencyScore($context);
+
+        // Global fingerprint similarity score (Botnet Clustering)
+        $stableFp = RequestUtils::extractStablePart($currentDeviceHash);
+        $stableFpHash = FingerprintBuilder::cyrb53($stableFp);
+        $botnetCluster = RequestUtils::getBotnetClusterScore($context, $stableFpHash);
+
+        // NEW: IP subnet reputation score
+        $subnetScore = RequestUtils::getSubnetScore($context, $deviceId, $this->securityConfig);
+
+        // TCP/IP stack anomaly score
+        $tcpAnomaly = RequestUtils::getTcpAnomalyScore($context);
+
+        // Protocol anomaly score (HTTP/2 and QUIC)
+        $protocolAnomaly = RequestUtils::getProtocolAnomalyScore($context);
+
+        // Display rendering anomaly score (V-Sync)
+        $renderingAnomaly = RequestUtils::getRenderingAnomalyScore($context);
+
+        // Assembly of the final suspicion vector
+        $suspicionVector = array_merge($suspicionVector, [
+            'inconsistencyScore' => $inconsistencyScore,
+            'historyScore' => $behavioral['historyScore'],
+            'rotationScore' => $behavioral['rotationScore'],
+            'headerAnomalyScore' => $headerAnomalies['headerAnomalyScore'],
+            'tlsSpoofingScore' => $tlsSpoofingScore,
+            'timeInconsistencyScore' => $timeInconsistency['timeInconsistencyScore'],
+            'crossLayerInconsistencyScore' => $crossLayerInconsistency['crossLayerInconsistencyScore'],
+            'requestPatternScore' => $requestPattern['requestPatternScore'], // This score is now computed
+            'honeypotScore' => $honeypot['honeypotScore'],
+            'behaviorScore' => $behavior['behaviorScore'],
+            'botScore' => $bot['botScore'],
+            'clickVarianceScore' => $clickVariance['clickVarianceScore'],
+            'threatIntelScore' => $threatIntel['threatIntelScore'],
+            'clientHintsInconsistencyScore' => $clientHintsInconsistency['clientHintsInconsistencyScore'],
+            'subnetScore' => $subnetScore['subnetScore'],
+            'botnetClusterScore' => $botnetCluster['botnetClusterScore'],
+            'tcpAnomalyScore' => $tcpAnomaly['tcpAnomalyScore'],
+            'protocolAnomalyScore' => $protocolAnomaly['protocolAnomalyScore'],
+            'renderingAnomalyScore' => $renderingAnomaly['renderingAnomalyScore'],
+            'virtualizationScore' => $virtualizationScore
+        ]);
+
+        // Save the updated device state in the store
+        $store->set("device:{$deviceId}", $deviceData);
+
+        return $suspicionVector;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse a basic User-Agent string.
+     *
+     * @param string $ua The User-Agent string.
+     * @return array An array with 'browser' and 'os' keys.
+     */
+    private function parseUserAgent(string $ua): array
+    {
+        $result = ['browser' => null, 'os' => null];
+
+        if (str_contains($ua, 'Chrome') && !str_contains($ua, 'Edg')) {
+            $result['browser'] = 'Chrome';
+            if (preg_match('/Chrome\/(\d+)/', $ua, $matches)) {
+                $result['browser'] .= '/' . $matches[1];
+            }
+        } elseif (str_contains($ua, 'Firefox')) {
+            $result['browser'] = 'Firefox';
+            if (preg_match('/Firefox\/(\d+)/', $ua, $matches)) {
+                $result['browser'] .= '/' . $matches[1];
+            }
+        } elseif (str_contains($ua, 'Safari') && !str_contains($ua, 'Chrome')) {
+            $result['browser'] = 'Safari';
+            if (preg_match('/Version\/(\d+)/', $ua, $matches)) {
+                $result['browser'] .= '/' . $matches[1];
+            }
+        } elseif (str_contains($ua, 'Edg')) {
+            $result['browser'] = 'Edge';
+            if (preg_match('/Edg\/(\d+)/', $ua, $matches)) {
+                $result['browser'] .= '/' . $matches[1];
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (str_contains($ua, 'Windows NT 10.0')) $result['os'] = 'Windows 10';
+        elseif (str_contains($ua, 'Windows NT 6.1')) $result['os'] = 'Windows 7';
+        elseif (str_contains($ua, 'Mac OS X')) $result['os'] = 'macOS';
+        elseif (str_contains($ua, 'Linux') && !str_contains($ua, 'Android')) $result['os'] = 'Linux';
+        elseif (str_contains($ua, 'Android')) $result['os'] = 'Android';
+        elseif (str_contains($ua, 'iPhone') || str_contains($ua, 'iPad')) $result['os'] = 'iOS';
+
+        return $result;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Réinitialise le store de persistance actif.
+     * Parse JA4 string into protocol, version, ALPN etc.
+     *
+     * @param string|null $ja4 The JA4 string.
+     * @return array|null The parsed components, or null if invalid.
      */
-    public function resetStore(): void
+    private function parseJa4(?string $ja4): ?array
+    {
+        if (empty($ja4)) return null;
+        $parts = explode('_', $ja4);
+        $ja4a = $parts[0];
+        if (strlen($ja4a) < 10) return null;
+        return [
+            'protocol' => $ja4a[0],
+            'version' => substr($ja4a, 1, 2),
+            'sni' => $ja4a[3],
+            'ciphersCount' => (int)substr($ja4a, 4, 2),
+            'extensionsCount' => (int)substr($ja4a, 6, 2),
+            'alpn' => substr($ja4a, 8, 2),
+            'ja4b' => $parts[1] ?? null,
+            'ja4c' => $parts[2] ?? null
+        ];
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Decodes a polymorphic fingerprint by restoring the original keys from
+     * a mapping of randomized keys.
+     *
+     * @param string $fpString The encoded fingerprint string.
+     * @param array $mapping The mapping containing a `keys` (orig => rand) entry.
+     * @return string The decoded fingerprint with original keys.
+     */
+    private function decodePolymorphicFingerprint(string $fpString, array $mapping): string
+    {
+        if (empty($mapping['keys'])) {
+            return $fpString;
+        }
+        $reverseKeys = array_flip($mapping['keys']);
+        $parts = explode('|', $fpString);
+        $mappedParts = [];
+        foreach ($parts as $part) {
+            $pair = explode(':', $part, 2);
+            if (count($pair) === 2) {
+                $origKey = $reverseKeys[$pair[0]] ?? $pair[0];
+                $mappedParts[] = "{$origKey}:{$pair[1]}";
+            } else {
+                $mappedParts[] = $part;
+            }
+        }
+        return implode('|', $mappedParts);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Translates polymorphic (randomized) header names back to their canonical
+     * names (x-device-fingerprint, x-behavior-metrics) and decodes the
+     * fingerprint values using the active mapping.
+     *
+     * @param RequestContext $context The request context (mutated in place).
+     * @return void
+     */
+    private function translatePolymorphicHeaders(RequestContext $context): void
     {
         $store = StoreManager::getStore();
-        if (method_exists($store, 'clear')) {
-            $store->clear();
+        $activeMappings = $store->get('active-polymorphic-mappings') ?: [];
+        if (!is_array($activeMappings)) {
+            return;
         }
-        $this->log('Store has been reset/cleared.');
+
+        foreach ($activeMappings as $mapping) {
+            $devFpHeader = strtolower($mapping['headers']['x-device-fingerprint'] ?? '');
+            $behaviorHeader = strtolower($mapping['headers']['x-behavior-metrics'] ?? '');
+
+            if (!empty($devFpHeader) && isset($context->headers[$devFpHeader])) {
+                $context->headers['x-device-fingerprint'] = $context->headers[$devFpHeader];
+                if (!empty($behaviorHeader) && isset($context->headers[$behaviorHeader])) {
+                    $context->headers['x-behavior-metrics'] = $context->headers[$behaviorHeader];
+                }
+
+                $clientFp = $context->headers['x-device-fingerprint'];
+                if ($clientFp && is_string($clientFp)) {
+                    $context->headers['x-device-fingerprint'] = $this->decodePolymorphicFingerprint($clientFp, $mapping);
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Evaluates whether the request exhibits clear attack characteristics or
+     * has triggered a honeypot (i.e. a certain attack).
+     *
+     * @param RequestContext $context The request context.
+     * @return bool True if a certain attack is detected, false otherwise.
+     */
+    private function hasCertainAttack(RequestContext $context): bool
+    {
+        $honeypotConfig = $this->securityConfig['honeypot'] ?? [];
+        $honeypot = RequestUtils::getHoneypotScore($context, $honeypotConfig);
+        if (($honeypot['honeypotScore'] ?? 0.0) >= 100.0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        $bot = RequestUtils::getBotScore($context);
+        if (($bot['botScore'] ?? 0.0) >= 100.0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 
-     private function validateConfig(array $config): void
-     {
-         if (empty($config)) {
-             $this->log('Warning: No securityConfig provided. Using default behaviors.', [], 'warn');
-             return;
-         }
-
-         $knownKeys = [
-             'weights', 'thresholds', 'cpu', 'ticketMaxAge', 'challengeTtl',
-             'deviceIdCookieMaxAge', 'challengePagePath', 'verbose', 'patterns',
-             'honeypot', 'threatIntel', 'whitelist', 'isStaticResource', 'isApiRequest', 'logger', 'probationaryTtl',
-             'autotuning', 'enableUsefulWork', 'usefulWorkConfigPath', 'challengeNewDevices', 'graphql_operation_allowlist', 'dryRun',
-             'similarityThreshold', 'summary', 'description',
-             'ed25519_private_key', 'ed25519_public_key',
-             'wasm', 'enableProofOfSpace', 'pospace', 'federatedPeers', 'federationSecret', 'reset',
-             'filterWhitelist',
-             'differentialPrivacy', 'dpEpsilon'
-         ];
-
-         if (empty($config['weights'])) {
-             $this->log('Warning: `securityConfig.weights` is not defined. Suspicion scores will be 0.', [], 'warn');
-         }
-         if (empty($config['thresholds'])) {
-             $this->log('Warning: `securityConfig.thresholds` is not defined. Challenges may not be issued correctly.', [], 'warn');
-         }
-
-         foreach (array_keys($config) as $key) {
-             if (!in_array($key, $knownKeys, true)) {
-                 $this->log("Warning: Unknown key '{$key}' found in securityConfig. This might be a typo.", [], 'warn');
-             }
-         }
-     }
-     private static function loadBotWhitelist(string $filename, array $fallbackEntries): array
-     {
-         $configDir = dirname(__DIR__, 2) . '/config';
-         $filePath = $configDir . '/' . $filename;
-         if (file_exists($filePath)) {
-             try {
-                 $content = file_get_contents($filePath);
-                 if ($content !== false) {
-                     $decoded = json_decode($content, true);
-                     if (json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE && is_array($decoded)) {
-                         return $decoded;
-                     }
-                 }
-             } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-                 self::logError("[Fingerprint] Error loading whitelist file {$filename}: " . $e->getMessage());
-             }
-         }
-         return $fallbackEntries;
-     }
-
-     public static function googlebot_whitelist(): array
-     {
-         if (self::$googlebotEntries === null) {
-             self::$googlebotEntries = self::loadBotWhitelist('googlebot.json', [
-                 "2001:4860:4801:10::/64",
-                 "2001:4860:4801:11::/64",
-                 "2001:4860:4801:12::/64",
-                 "66.249.79.64"
-             ]);
-         }
-         return [
-             'type' => 'allowlist',
-             'entries' => self::$googlebotEntries
-         ];
-     }
-
-     public static function yandex_whitelist(): array
-     {
-         if (self::$yandexEntries === null) {
-             self::$yandexEntries = self::loadBotWhitelist('yandex.json', [
-                 "2a02:6b8::/29",
-                 "5.45.192.0/18",
-                 "213.180.192.0/19"
-             ]);
-         }
-         return [
-             'type' => 'allowlist',
-             'entries' => self::$yandexEntries
-         ];
-     }
-
-     public static function bingbot_whitelist(): array
-     {
-         if (self::$bingbotEntries === null) {
-             self::$bingbotEntries = self::loadBotWhitelist('bingbot.json', [
-                 "157.55.39.0/24",
-                 "207.46.13.0/24",
-                 "40.77.178.0/23"
-             ]);
-         }
-         return [
-             'type' => 'allowlist',
-             'entries' => self::$bingbotEntries
-         ];
-     }
-
-     public static function facebook_whitelist(): array
-     {
-         if (self::$facebookEntries === null) {
-             self::$facebookEntries = self::loadBotWhitelist('facebook.json', [
-                 "31.13.64.0/18", "66.220.144.0/20", "69.63.176.0/20", "157.240.0.0/16"
-             ]);
-         }
-         return [
-             'type' => 'allowlist',
-             'entries' => self::$facebookEntries
-         ];
-     }
-
-     public static function default_whitelist(): array
-     {
-         return [
-             self::googlebot_whitelist(),
-             self::bingbot_whitelist(),
-             self::yandex_whitelist(),
-             self::facebook_whitelist(),
-             ['userAgent' => 'Googlebot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.googlebot.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'Google-Extended', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.google.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'AdsBot-Google', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.googlebot.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'Mediapartners-Google', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.google.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'Google-InspectionTool', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.google.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => '(bingbot|adidxbot)', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.search.msn.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'DuckDuckBot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.duckduckgo.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'YandexBot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.yandex.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'YandexImages', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.yandex.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'Baiduspider', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.crawl.baidu.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'Slurp', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.crawl.yahoo.net'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'Sogou web spider', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.sogou.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'Exabot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.exabot.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'ia_archiver', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.alexa.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'SeznamBot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.seznam.cz'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'Mail.RU_Bot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.mail.ru'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'Yeti', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.naver.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'AhrefsBot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.ahrefs.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'SemrushBot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.semrush.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'MJ12bot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.mj12bot.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'rogerbot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.moz.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'DotBot', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.moz.com'],
-             ['userAgent' => 'Screaming Frog SEO Spider', 'hostnameSuffix' => '.screamingfrog.co.uk'],
-         ];
-     }
-     private function log(string $message, array $data = [], string $level = 'info'): void
-     {
-         if ($this->verbose) {
-             // Utilise le logger s'il est configuré, sinon error_log
-             if ($this->logger) {
-                 $this->logger->log($level, "[FingerprintEngine] " . $message, $data);
-             } else {
-                 $logMessage = "[FingerprintEngine] {$message}";
-                 if (!empty($data)) $logMessage .= ' ' . json_encode($data);
-                 self::logError($logMessage);
-             }
-         }
-     }
-
-     public function calculateFinalScore(array $suspicionVector): float
-     {
-         $baseWeights = $this->securityConfig['weights'] ?? [];
-
-         $score = 0.0;
-         // NOUVEAU: Logique d'amplification des poids
-         // Si un tunnel est détecté, on augmente le poids des autres signaux suspects.
-         $dynamicWeights = $baseWeights;
-         if (($suspicionVector['mtuAnomalyScore'] ?? 0.0) > 50.0) {
-             $this->log('Tunnel detected, amplifying suspicion weights.', ['mtuScore' => $suspicionVector['mtuAnomalyScore']]);
-
-             // Augmente le poids des incohérences de bas niveau (difficiles à falsifier)
-             $dynamicWeights['tlsSpoofingScore'] = ($baseWeights['tlsSpoofingScore'] ?? 0.8) * 1.25;
-             $dynamicWeights['crossLayerInconsistencyScore'] = ($baseWeights['crossLayerInconsistencyScore'] ?? 0.4) * 1.4;
-             $dynamicWeights['clientHintsInconsistencyScore'] = ($baseWeights['clientHintsInconsistencyScore'] ?? 0.7) * 1.2;
-
-             // Augmente le poids des anomalies comportementales (un bot derrière un VPN est plus suspect)
-             $dynamicWeights['behaviorScore'] = ($baseWeights['behaviorScore'] ?? 0.7) * 1.15;
-             $dynamicWeights['requestPatternScore'] = ($baseWeights['requestPatternScore'] ?? 0.6) * 1.2;
-         }
-
-         foreach ($dynamicWeights as $key => $weight) {
-             $metricScore = $suspicionVector[$key] ?? 0.0;
-             if ($metricScore > 0) {
-                 $score += $metricScore * $weight;
-             }
-         }
-
-         return min(100.0, $score);
-     }
-
-     private function buildAllowlist(): BlockList
-     {
-         $blockList = new BlockList();
-         $whitelistRules = $this->securityConfig['whitelist'] ?? [];
-
-         $allowlistRule = null;
-         foreach ($whitelistRules as $rule) {
-             if (($rule['type'] ?? '') === 'allowlist') {
-                 $allowlistRule = $rule;
-                 break;
-             }
-         }
-
-         if (empty($allowlistRule['entries'])) {
-             return $blockList;
-         }
-
-         foreach ($allowlistRule['entries'] as $entry) {
-             $blockList->add($entry);
-         }
-         return $blockList;
-     }
-
-     private function isIpInAllowlist(string $clientIp): bool
-     {
-         return $this->allowlist->check($clientIp);
-     }
-
-     private function isPathInAllowlist(string $requestPath): bool
-     {
-         $whitelistRules = $this->securityConfig['whitelist'] ?? [];
-         $pathAllowlistRule = null;
-         foreach ($whitelistRules as $rule) {
-             if (($rule['type'] ?? '') === 'path_allowlist') {
-                 $pathAllowlistRule = $rule;
-                 break;
-             }
-         }
-
-         if (empty($pathAllowlistRule['entries'])) {
-             return false;
-         }
-
-         foreach ($pathAllowlistRule['entries'] as $entry) {
-             if (str_ends_with($entry, '*')) {
-                 $base = substr($entry, 0, -1);
-                 if (str_starts_with($requestPath, $base)) {
-                     return true;
-                 }
-             } elseif ($requestPath === $entry) {
-                 return true;
-             }
-         }
-
-         return false;
-     }
-
-     private function isHostPathInAllowlist(?string $requestHost, string $requestPath): bool
-     {
-         if (empty($requestHost)) {
-             return false;
-         }
- 
-         $whitelistRules = $this->securityConfig['whitelist'] ?? [];
-         $hostPathRule = null;
-         foreach ($whitelistRules as $rule) {
-             if (($rule['type'] ?? '') === 'host_path_allowlist') {
-                 $hostPathRule = $rule;
-                 break;
-             }
-         }
- 
-         if (empty($hostPathRule['entries'])) {
-             return false;
-         }
- 
-         foreach ($hostPathRule['entries'] as $entry) {
-             if (RequestUtils::hostPathMatches($requestHost, $requestPath, $entry)) {
-                 return true;
-             }
-         }
-         return false;
-     }
-
-     /**
-      * Vérifie si une requête doit être exemptée en raison d'une règle de liste blanche.
-      */
-     private function checkAllowlists(RequestContext $context): bool
-     {
-         $whitelisted = false;
-         $type = '';
-
-         if ($this->isIpInAllowlist($context->clientIp)) {
-             $whitelisted = true;
-             $type = 'allowlist';
-         } elseif ($this->isPathInAllowlist($context->path)) {
-             $whitelisted = true;
-             $type = 'path_allowlist';
-         } elseif ($this->isHostPathInAllowlist($context->getHeader('host'), $context->path)) {
-             $whitelisted = true;
-             $type = 'host_path_allowlist';
-         } elseif ($context->graphqlOperation && $this->isGraphqlOperationInAllowlist($context->graphqlOperation['type'], $context->graphqlOperation['name'])) {
-             $whitelisted = true;
-             $type = 'graphql_operation_allowlist';
-         } elseif ($this->verifyWhitelistedBot($context)) {
-             $whitelisted = true;
-             $type = 'bot';
-         }
-
-         if ($whitelisted) {
-             $filterWhitelist = $this->securityConfig['filterWhitelist'] ?? false;
-             $bypassWhitelist = false;
-             if ($filterWhitelist === true || (is_numeric($filterWhitelist) && $type === 'bot')) {
-                 $bypassWhitelist = $this->hasCertainAttack($context);
-             } elseif (is_numeric($filterWhitelist)) {
-                 if ($context->preCalculatedScore === null) {
-                     $suspicionVector = [];
-                     $context->preCalculatedVector = $this->getSuspicionVector($context, $suspicionVector);
-                     $context->preCalculatedScore = $this->calculateFinalScore($context->preCalculatedVector);
-                 }
-                 if ($context->preCalculatedScore > $filterWhitelist) {
-                     $bypassWhitelist = true;
-                 }
-             }
-
-             if ($bypassWhitelist) {
-                 $this->log('Whitelisted request exceeds filter threshold - bypassing whitelist bypass', ['clientIp' => $context->clientIp, 'path' => $context->path]);
-                 return false;
-             }
-             $this->log("IP/Path in allowlist ({$type}) - allowing request", ['clientIp' => $context->clientIp, 'path' => $context->path]);
-             return true;
-         }
-
-         return false;
-     }
-
-     /**
-      * @return array{deviceId: string, deviceData: ?array, newCookie: ?array}
-       */
-     private function resolveRequestIdentity(RequestContext $context, array &$suspicionVector): array
-     {
-         if ($context->resolvedIdentity !== null) {
-             return $context->resolvedIdentity;
-         }
-         $this->log('Resolving request identity', ['clientIp' => $context->clientIp, 'cookies' => $context->cookies]);
-         $store = StoreManager::getStore();
-         $existingDeviceId = $context->cookies['device_id'] ?? null; // @phpstan-ignore-line
-         $currentDeviceHash = RequestUtils::getCompositeDeviceHash($context);
-         $pendingCookieTtl = 120; // 2 minutes pour détecter la suppression
-
-         $deviceId = $existingDeviceId;
-         $deviceData = null;
-         $newCookie = null;
-
-         // Cookieless Identity Tracking: Attempt to restore device ID using TLS session resume ID
-         $tlsSessionId = $context->tlsSessionId;
-         if (!$deviceId && $tlsSessionId) {
-             $resumedDeviceId = $store->get("tls-session:{$tlsSessionId}");
-             if ($resumedDeviceId) {
-                 $deviceId = $resumedDeviceId;
-                 $this->log('Identity resumed via TLS Session ID', ['deviceId' => $deviceId, 'tlsSessionId' => $tlsSessionId]);
-             }
-         }
-
-         if ($deviceId) {
-             $deviceData = $store->get("device:{$deviceId}");
-         }
-
-         if ($deviceData === null) {
-             // Nouvel utilisateur ou cookie perdu/invalide
-             $pendingDeviceId = $store->get("pending_cookie:{$context->clientIp}");
-             if ($pendingDeviceId && !$existingDeviceId) {
-                 // La pénalité est maintenant ajoutée directement au vecteur de suspicion.
-                 $this->log('Cookie dropping detected', ['clientIp' => $context->clientIp, 'pendingDeviceId' => $pendingDeviceId]);
-                 $suspicionVector['cookieDroppingScore'] = 100.0;
-             }
-
-             $deviceId = bin2hex(random_bytes(16)); // UUID-like
-
-             $isHttps = !empty($context->isHttps);
-             $secureOption = $isHttps;
-
-             // Préparer le cookie à envoyer
-             $newCookie = [
-                 'name' => 'device_id',
-                 'value' => $deviceId,
-                 'options' => [
-                     'httponly' => true,
-                     'secure' => $secureOption,
-                     'samesite' => 'Strict',
-                     'path' => '/',
-                 ]
-             ];
-             if (isset($this->securityConfig['deviceIdCookieMaxAge'])) {
-                 $newCookie['options']['expires'] = time() + ($this->securityConfig['deviceIdCookieMaxAge'] / 1000);
-             }
-
-             $store->set("pending_cookie:{$context->clientIp}", $deviceId, $pendingCookieTtl);
-
-             $deviceData = [
-                 'initialDeviceHash' => $currentDeviceHash,
-                 'ips' => [$context->clientIp],
-                 'requestHistory' => [],
-                 'lastUpdate' => time() * 1000,
-                 'lastFpHash' => $currentDeviceHash,
-                 'lastChangeTimestamp' => 0,
-                 'rapidChangeCount' => 0,
-                 'highScoreCount' => 0,
-                 'lastHighScoreTimestamp' => 0,
-             ];
-         } else {
-             // S'assurer que 'ips' est un tableau pour les opérations suivantes.
-             if (!isset($deviceData['ips']) || !is_array($deviceData['ips'])) { // @phpstan-ignore-line
-                 $deviceData['ips'] = [];
-             }
-         }
-
-         // Validation de l'ancre matérielle WebAuthn (Secure Enclave / TPM)
-         $behaviorHeader = $context->getHeader('x-behavior-metrics');
-         if (!empty($behaviorHeader) && is_string($behaviorHeader) && str_starts_with($behaviorHeader, '{')) {
-             try {
-                 $parsedMetrics = json_decode($behaviorHeader, true);
-                 if (is_array($parsedMetrics) && !empty($parsedMetrics['webauthnAnchor']) && is_array($deviceData)) {
-                     if ($this->verifyWebAuthnHardwareAnchor($parsedMetrics['webauthnAnchor'], $deviceData)) {
-                         $deviceData['webauthnVerified'] = true;
-                         $store->set("device:{$deviceId}", $deviceData);
-                     }
-                 }
-             } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-             }
-         }
-
-         // Bind the current TLS session ID to the device ID
-         if ($deviceId && $tlsSessionId) {
-             $store->set("tls-session:{$tlsSessionId}", $deviceId, 3600); // 1h cache duration
-         }
-
-         $context->resolvedIdentity = [
-             'deviceId' => $deviceId,
-             'deviceData' => $deviceData,
-             'newCookie' => $newCookie,
-         ];
-         return $context->resolvedIdentity;
-     }
-
-     /**
-      * @return array<string, float>
-      */
-     public function getSuspicionVector(RequestContext $context, array &$suspicionVector): array
-     {
-         $store = StoreManager::getStore();
-         $identity = $this->resolveRequestIdentity($context, $suspicionVector);
-         $deviceData = $identity['deviceData'];
-         $deviceId = $identity['deviceId'];
-         if ($deviceData && ($deviceData['condemned'] ?? false)) {
-             $suspicionVector['honeypotScore'] = 100;
-             return $suspicionVector;
-         }
- 
-         // Si un nouveau cookie doit être défini, on le stocke temporairement dans le contexte
-         // pour que le code appelant puisse le gérer.
-         if ($identity['newCookie']) {
-             // Cette propriété n'est pas standard, on la préfixe pour éviter les conflits.
-             $context->newCookieForResponse = $identity['newCookie'];
-         }
- 
-         // Nettoyage périodique des données de l'appareil
-         if ((time() * 1000) - ($deviceData['lastUpdate'] ?? 0) > 10 * 60 * 1000) { // 10 minutes
-             $deviceData['ips'] = [];
-             $deviceData['rapidChangeCount'] = 0;
-             $deviceData['ipTimes'] = [];
-         }
-         $deviceData['lastUpdate'] = time() * 1000;
- 
-         // --- Calcul des différents scores de suspicion ---
- 
-         // Score d'incohérence du fingerprint (déplacé ici pour être avec les autres)
-         $currentDeviceHash = RequestUtils::getCompositeDeviceHash($context);
-         $consistencyScore = FingerprintBuilder::compare($deviceData['initialDeviceHash'] ?? '', $currentDeviceHash);
-         $similarityThreshold = (float)($this->securityConfig['similarityThreshold'] ?? 0.72);
-         $inconsistencyScore = RequestUtils::calculateAnalogInconsistencyScore($consistencyScore, $similarityThreshold);
-
-         $behavioral = RequestUtils::getBehavioralIndicators($context, $deviceData);
-
-         // Score des anomalies d'en-têtes
-         $headerAnomalies = RequestUtils::getHeaderAnomalies($context);
-
-         // Score de spoofing TLS
-         $tlsSpoofing = RequestUtils::getTlsSpoofingScore($context);
-         $tlsSpoofingScore = (float)($tlsSpoofing['tlsSpoofingScore'] ?? 0.0);
-         $virtualizationScore = RequestUtils::getVirtualizationAnomalyScore($context);
-
-         // Advanced JA4 TLS Inconsistency checks
-         $ja4 = $context->getHeader('x-ja4-hash');
-         if ($ja4) {
-             $spoofedJa4s = [
-                 't13d1516h2_8daaf6152771_390237aa04be', // Chrome classique (curl-impersonate / tls-client)
-                 't13d1413h2_bc66258908f0_bc2531da1615', // Firefox statique (curl-impersonate-ff / curl_cffi)
-                 't13d1515h2_8daaf6152771_a729e2f67de4', // Safari statique (curl-impersonate-safari / tls-client)
-                 't13d1516h2_8daaf6152771_4be0df930c2c', // Alternatif Chrome (tls-client Go)
-                 't12d1516h2_8daaf6152771_390237aa04be', // Chrome usurpé dégradé en TLS 1.2
-                 't13d1516h2_e822d36d892d_93ec3f0b2f5b'  // Scraping bot OpenSSL customisé
-             ];
-             if (in_array($ja4, $spoofedJa4s, true)) {
-                 $tlsSpoofingScore = max($tlsSpoofingScore, 100.0);
-             }
-
-             $parsedJa4 = $this->parseJa4($ja4);
-             if ($parsedJa4) {
-                 $ua = $context->getHeader('user-agent') ?? '';
-                 $uaParts = $this->parseUserAgent($ua);
-
-                 // Check 1: Incohérence ALPN / HTTP Version
-                 $httpVersion = $context->httpVersion ?? '1.1';
-                 if ($parsedJa4['alpn'] === 'h2' && ($httpVersion === '1.1' || $httpVersion === '1.0')) {
-                     $hasProxy = $context->getHeader('via') || $context->getHeader('forwarded') || $context->getHeader('x-forwarded-proto') || $context->getHeader('x-forwarded-for');
-                     if (!$hasProxy) {
-                         $tlsSpoofingScore = max($tlsSpoofingScore, 40.0);
-                     }
-                 }
-
-                 // Check 2: Incohérence OS/Plateforme vs Capabilities TLS
-                 if ($parsedJa4['version'] === '12' && ($uaParts['os'] === 'iOS' || $uaParts['os'] === 'macOS') && ($uaParts['browser'] && str_starts_with($uaParts['browser'], 'Safari'))) {
-                     $tlsSpoofingScore = max($tlsSpoofingScore, 60.0);
-                 }
-
-                 // Check 3: Incohérence User-Agent vs Signature JA4
-                 if ($uaParts['browser'] && str_starts_with($uaParts['browser'], 'Chrome') && $parsedJa4['alpn'] === '00') {
-                     $tlsSpoofingScore = max($tlsSpoofingScore, 50.0);
-                 }
-                 if ($uaParts['browser'] && str_starts_with($uaParts['browser'], 'Firefox') && $parsedJa4['extensionsCount'] > 15) {
-                     $tlsSpoofingScore = max($tlsSpoofingScore, 50.0);
-                 }
-
-                 // Check 4: La stagnation (Lack of Entropy / Genericity)
-                 if (is_string($uaParts['browser'])) {
-                     $ja4Key = "ja4-browsers:{$ja4}";
-                     $seenBrowsers = $store->get($ja4Key) ?: [];
-                     if (!is_array($seenBrowsers)) {
-                         $seenBrowsers = [];
-                     }
-                     $browserFamily = explode('/', (string)$uaParts['browser'])[0] ?? null;
-                     if ($browserFamily && !in_array($browserFamily, $seenBrowsers, true)) {
-                         $seenBrowsers[] = $browserFamily;
-                         $store->set($ja4Key, $seenBrowsers, 86400);
-                     }
-                     if (count($seenBrowsers) > 1) {
-                         $tlsSpoofingScore = max($tlsSpoofingScore, 80.0);
-                     }
-                 }
-             }
-         }
-
-         // Score d'incohérence temporelle (attaque par rejeu)
-         $timeInconsistency = RequestUtils::getTimeInconsistencyScore($context);
-
-         // Score des incohérences entre couches (client vs serveur)
-         $crossLayerInconsistency = RequestUtils::getCrossLayerInconsistency($context);
-
-         // Score des patterns de requêtes (scraping, vélocité)
-         $requestPattern = RequestUtils::getRequestPatternScore($context, $deviceData, $this->securityConfig['patterns'] ?? []);
-
-         // Score des honeypots
-         $honeypot = RequestUtils::getHoneypotScore($context, $this->securityConfig['honeypot'] ?? []);
-
-         // Score des métriques comportementales client (souris, clavier)
-         $behavior = RequestUtils::getBehaviorScore($context);
-
-         // Score de détection de bot explicite (marqueurs d'automatisation)
-         $bot = RequestUtils::getBotScore($context);
-
-         // Score de variance des clics
-         $clickVariance = RequestUtils::getClickVarianceScore($context);
-
-         // Score basé sur les listes de menaces (Threat Intelligence)
-         $threatIntel = RequestUtils::getThreatIntelScore($context, $this->securityConfig['threatIntel'] ?? []);
-
-         // Score d'incohérence des Client-Hints
-         $clientHintsInconsistency = RequestUtils::getClientHintsInconsistencyScore($context);
-
-         // Score de similarité globale de l'empreinte (Clustering Botnet)
-         $stableFp = RequestUtils::extractStablePart($currentDeviceHash);
-         $stableFpHash = FingerprintBuilder::cyrb53($stableFp);
-         $botnetCluster = RequestUtils::getBotnetClusterScore($context, $stableFpHash);
-
-         // NOUVEAU: Score de réputation du sous-réseau IP
-         $subnetScore = RequestUtils::getSubnetScore($context, $deviceId, $this->securityConfig);
-
-         // Score d'anomalie de pile TCP/IP
-         $tcpAnomaly = RequestUtils::getTcpAnomalyScore($context);
-
-         // Score d'anomalie de protocole (HTTP/2 et QUIC)
-         $protocolAnomaly = RequestUtils::getProtocolAnomalyScore($context);
-
-         // Score d'anomalie de rendu d'affichage (V-Sync)
-         $renderingAnomaly = RequestUtils::getRenderingAnomalyScore($context);
-
-         // Assemblage du vecteur de suspicion final
-         $suspicionVector = array_merge($suspicionVector, [
-             'inconsistencyScore' => $inconsistencyScore,
-             'historyScore' => $behavioral['historyScore'],
-             'rotationScore' => $behavioral['rotationScore'],
-             'headerAnomalyScore' => $headerAnomalies['headerAnomalyScore'],
-             'tlsSpoofingScore' => $tlsSpoofingScore,
-             'timeInconsistencyScore' => $timeInconsistency['timeInconsistencyScore'],
-             'crossLayerInconsistencyScore' => $crossLayerInconsistency['crossLayerInconsistencyScore'],
-             'requestPatternScore' => $requestPattern['requestPatternScore'], // Ce score est maintenant calculé
-             'honeypotScore' => $honeypot['honeypotScore'],
-             'behaviorScore' => $behavior['behaviorScore'],
-             'botScore' => $bot['botScore'],
-             'clickVarianceScore' => $clickVariance['clickVarianceScore'],
-             'threatIntelScore' => $threatIntel['threatIntelScore'],
-             'clientHintsInconsistencyScore' => $clientHintsInconsistency['clientHintsInconsistencyScore'],
-             'subnetScore' => $subnetScore['subnetScore'],
-             'botnetClusterScore' => $botnetCluster['botnetClusterScore'],
-             'tcpAnomalyScore' => $tcpAnomaly['tcpAnomalyScore'],
-             'protocolAnomalyScore' => $protocolAnomaly['protocolAnomalyScore'],
-             'renderingAnomalyScore' => $renderingAnomaly['renderingAnomalyScore'],
-             'virtualizationScore' => $virtualizationScore
-         ]);
- 
-         // Sauvegarder l'état mis à jour de l'appareil dans le store
-         $store->set("device:{$deviceId}", $deviceData);
- 
-         return $suspicionVector;
-     }
-
-     /**
-      * Parse a basic User-Agent string.
-      */
-     private function parseUserAgent(string $ua): array
-     {
-         $result = ['browser' => null, 'os' => null];
-         
-         if (str_contains($ua, 'Chrome') && !str_contains($ua, 'Edg')) {
-             $result['browser'] = 'Chrome';
-             if (preg_match('/Chrome\/(\d+)/', $ua, $matches)) {
-                 $result['browser'] .= '/' . $matches[1];
-             }
-         } elseif (str_contains($ua, 'Firefox')) {
-             $result['browser'] = 'Firefox';
-             if (preg_match('/Firefox\/(\d+)/', $ua, $matches)) {
-                 $result['browser'] .= '/' . $matches[1];
-             }
-         } elseif (str_contains($ua, 'Safari') && !str_contains($ua, 'Chrome')) {
-             $result['browser'] = 'Safari';
-             if (preg_match('/Version\/(\d+)/', $ua, $matches)) {
-                 $result['browser'] .= '/' . $matches[1];
-             }
-         } elseif (str_contains($ua, 'Edg')) {
-             $result['browser'] = 'Edge';
-             if (preg_match('/Edg\/(\d+)/', $ua, $matches)) {
-                 $result['browser'] .= '/' . $matches[1];
-             }
-         }
-
-         if (str_contains($ua, 'Windows NT 10.0')) $result['os'] = 'Windows 10';
-         elseif (str_contains($ua, 'Windows NT 6.1')) $result['os'] = 'Windows 7';
-         elseif (str_contains($ua, 'Mac OS X')) $result['os'] = 'macOS';
-         elseif (str_contains($ua, 'Linux') && !str_contains($ua, 'Android')) $result['os'] = 'Linux';
-         elseif (str_contains($ua, 'Android')) $result['os'] = 'Android';
-         elseif (str_contains($ua, 'iPhone') || str_contains($ua, 'iPad')) $result['os'] = 'iOS';
-
-         return $result;
-     }
-
-     /**
-      * Parse JA4 string into protocol, version, ALPN etc.
-      */
-     private function parseJa4(?string $ja4): ?array
-     {
-         if (empty($ja4)) return null;
-         $parts = explode('_', $ja4);
-         $ja4a = $parts[0];
-         if (strlen($ja4a) < 10) return null;
-         return [
-             'protocol' => $ja4a[0],
-             'version' => substr($ja4a, 1, 2),
-             'sni' => $ja4a[3],
-             'ciphersCount' => (int)substr($ja4a, 4, 2),
-             'extensionsCount' => (int)substr($ja4a, 6, 2),
-             'alpn' => substr($ja4a, 8, 2),
-             'ja4b' => $parts[1] ?? null,
-             'ja4c' => $parts[2] ?? null
-         ];
-     }
-
-
-     private function decodePolymorphicFingerprint(string $fpString, array $mapping): string
-     {
-         if (empty($mapping['keys'])) {
-             return $fpString;
-         }
-         $reverseKeys = array_flip($mapping['keys']);
-         $parts = explode('|', $fpString);
-         $mappedParts = [];
-         foreach ($parts as $part) {
-             $pair = explode(':', $part, 2);
-             if (count($pair) === 2) {
-                 $origKey = $reverseKeys[$pair[0]] ?? $pair[0];
-                 $mappedParts[] = "{$origKey}:{$pair[1]}";
-             } else {
-                 $mappedParts[] = $part;
-             }
-         }
-         return implode('|', $mappedParts);
-     }
-     private function translatePolymorphicHeaders(RequestContext $context): void
-     {
-         $store = StoreManager::getStore();
-         $activeMappings = $store->get('active-polymorphic-mappings') ?: [];
-         if (!is_array($activeMappings)) {
-             return;
-         }
-
-         foreach ($activeMappings as $mapping) {
-             $devFpHeader = strtolower($mapping['headers']['x-device-fingerprint'] ?? '');
-             $behaviorHeader = strtolower($mapping['headers']['x-behavior-metrics'] ?? '');
-
-             if (!empty($devFpHeader) && isset($context->headers[$devFpHeader])) {
-                 $context->headers['x-device-fingerprint'] = $context->headers[$devFpHeader];
-                 if (!empty($behaviorHeader) && isset($context->headers[$behaviorHeader])) {
-                     $context->headers['x-behavior-metrics'] = $context->headers[$behaviorHeader];
-                 }
-
-                 $clientFp = $context->headers['x-device-fingerprint'];
-                 if ($clientFp && is_string($clientFp)) {
-                     $context->headers['x-device-fingerprint'] = $this->decodePolymorphicFingerprint($clientFp, $mapping);
-                 }
-                 break;
-             }
-         }
-     }
-
-     /**
-      * Évalue si la requête présente des caractéristiques d'attaque flagrantes ou a déclenché un honeypot.
-      */
-     private function hasCertainAttack(RequestContext $context): bool
-     {
-         $honeypotConfig = $this->securityConfig['honeypot'] ?? [];
-         $honeypot = RequestUtils::getHoneypotScore($context, $honeypotConfig);
-         if (($honeypot['honeypotScore'] ?? 0.0) >= 100.0) {
-             return true;
-         }
-         $bot = RequestUtils::getBotScore($context);
-         if (($bot['botScore'] ?? 0.0) >= 100.0) {
-             return true;
-         }
-         return false;
-     }
-
-     /**
-      * Traite une requête entrante et retourne une décision.
-      * @param RequestContext $context Le contexte de la requête.
-      * @return array{action: string, score: float, vector: array, status?: int, body?: mixed, cookie?: array, path?: string, newCookieForResponse?: array}
-      */
-     public function processRequest(RequestContext $context): array
-     {
+    /**
+     * Processes an incoming request and returns a decision (action to take).
+     * This is the main entry point of the engine: it resolves identity,
+     * checks allowlists/tickets, computes the suspicion score, verifies PoW
+     * submissions, selects and issues challenges, and applies block/allow logic.
+     *
+     * @param RequestContext $context The request context.
+     * @return array{action: string, score: float, vector: array, status?: int, body?: mixed, cookie?: array, path?: string, newCookieForResponse?: array}
+     */
+    public function processRequest(RequestContext $context): array
+    {
         $store = StoreManager::getStore();
         $this->translatePolymorphicHeaders($context);
 
-         // Initialiser le vecteur de suspicion pour éviter les erreurs de type.
-         $suspicionVector = [];
-        
-         $coopOp = $context->query['coop_op'] ?? null;
-         if ($coopOp) {
-             $result = ChallengeUtils::handleCooperativeRequest($context->query, $context->clientIp, $this->securityConfig);
-             return [
-                 'action' => 'challenge',
-                 'status' => 200,
-                 'body' => $result
-             ];
-         }
+        // Initialize the suspicion vector to avoid type errors.
+        $suspicionVector = [];
+
+        $coopOp = $context->query['coop_op'] ?? null;
+        if ($coopOp) {
+            $result = ChallengeUtils::handleCooperativeRequest($context->query, $context->clientIp, $this->securityConfig);
+            return [
+                'action' => 'challenge',
+                'status' => 200,
+                'body' => $result
+            ];
+        }
 
         $this->log('Processing request', ['clientIp' => $context->clientIp, 'path' => $context->path]);
-        
+
         // Parse GraphQL query if applicable
         if ($context->path === '/graphql' && !empty($context->body)) {
             $gqlInfo = RequestUtils::parseGraphQLQuery(is_array($context->body) ? $context->body : []);
@@ -1023,877 +1234,949 @@
             }
         }
 
-         // 0. Résoudre l'identité de l'appareil et vérifier l'attestation matérielle WebAuthn
-         $identity = $this->resolveRequestIdentity($context, $suspicionVector);
-         $deviceId = $identity['deviceId'];
-         $deviceData = $identity['deviceData'];
-
-         // Règle Anti-Ferme : Un appareil condamné ou menant une attaque certaine ne bénéficie d'aucun bypass
-         if (($deviceData['condemned'] ?? false) || $this->hasCertainAttack($context)) {
-             if (is_array($deviceData)) {
-                 $deviceData['condemned'] = true;
-                 $deviceData['webauthnVerified'] = false;
-                 $store->set("device:{$deviceId}", $deviceData);
-             }
-             $this->log('Condemned device or attack detected - revoking hardware trust and blocking', ['deviceId' => $deviceId]);
-             $decision = ['action' => 'block', 'status' => 403, 'body' => 'Forbidden', 'score' => 100.0, 'vector' => ['honeypotScore' => 100.0]];
-             if ($this->dryRun) {
-                 $this->log("[Dry Run] Intended action: {$decision['action']}", ['score' => $decision['score']]);
-                 $decision['intendedAction'] = $decision['action'];
-                 $decision['action'] = 'next';
-                 unset($decision['status'], $decision['body']);
-             }
-             return $decision;
-         }
-
-         // Bypass instantané si l'appareil a prouvé cryptographiquement son identité matérielle (Secure Enclave / TPM)
-         if ($deviceData && !empty($deviceData['webauthnVerified'])) {
-             $this->log('Hardware-anchored device verified (WebAuthn) - full bypass granted', ['deviceId' => $deviceId]);
-             $greenlistTtl = 365 * 86400 * 1000; // 1 an (permanent)
-             $greenlistTicket = ChallengeUtils::generateStatelessTicket([
-                 'expiry' => (int)floor(microtime(true) * 1000) + $greenlistTtl,
-                 'originalIp' => $context->clientIp,
-                 'deviceId' => $deviceId,
-                 'deviceHash' => 'webauthn:greenlist:' . ($deviceData['webauthnCredentialId'] ?? $deviceId),
-                 'greenlist' => true
-             ]);
-
-             $isHttps = !empty($context->isHttps);
-             $decision = [
-                 'action' => 'next',
-                 'score' => 0.0,
-                 'vector' => ['webauthn_verified' => 100.0],
-                 'cookie' => [
-                     'name' => 'pow_clearance',
-                     'value' => $greenlistTicket,
-                     'options' => [
-                         'httponly' => true,
-                         'secure' => $isHttps,
-                         'samesite' => 'Strict',
-                         'expires' => time() + ($greenlistTtl / 1000),
-                         'path' => '/',
-                     ]
-                 ]
-             ];
-             if (isset($context->newCookieForResponse)) {
-                 $decision['newCookieForResponse'] = $context->newCookieForResponse;
-             }
-             return $decision;
-         }
- 
-         // 1. Vérifier les listes blanches
-         if ($this->checkAllowlists($context)) {
-             MetricsManager::incrementCounter('requests_total', ['status' => 'whitelisted']);
-             return ['action' => 'next', 'score' => 0.0, 'vector' => ['whitelisted' => 100.0]];
-         }
- 
-         // Initialiser le vecteur de suspicion
-         $thresholds = $this->securityConfig['thresholds'];
- 
-         // 2. Gérer la soumission d'une solution de challenge (PRIORITÉ HAUTE)
-         $powNonce = $context->query['pow_nonce'] ?? null;
-         $isChallengeSubmission = $powNonce && (
-             isset($context->query['pow_solution']) || 
-             isset($context->query['pow_solution_cpu']) ||
-             isset($context->query['pow_solution_space']) ||
-             (isset($context->query['pow_type']) && $context->query['pow_type'] === 'useful_work_task')
-         );
-         if ($isChallengeSubmission) {
-             $this->log('Challenge solution submitted', ['pow_type' => $context->query['pow_type'] ?? 'unknown', 'nonce' => $powNonce]);
-             $store = StoreManager::getStore();
-             $challengeContext = $store->get("secret:{$powNonce}");
-             $powType = $context->query['pow_type'] ?? null;
- 
-             if ($challengeContext) {
-                 $isValid = false;
-                 $ticket = null;
- 
-                 // Vérification de la cohérence du fingerprint
-                 $solverFingerprint = $context->query['pow_fp'] ?? RequestUtils::getCompositeDeviceHash($context);
-                 $originalFingerprint = $challengeContext['fingerprint'] ?? '';
-                 $similarity = FingerprintBuilder::compare($originalFingerprint, $solverFingerprint);
-                 $similarityThreshold = $this->securityConfig['similarityThreshold'] ?? 0.95;
- 
-                 if ($similarity < $similarityThreshold) {
-                     $this->log('Fingerprint mismatch - challenge solved on a different machine!', [
-                         'similarity' => round($similarity, 4),
-                         'threshold' => $similarityThreshold
-                     ], 'warn');
-                     $isValid = false;
-                 } else {
-                     // Le fingerprint est cohérent, on peut valider la solution
-                     if ($powType === 'cpu_target' || $powType === 'cpu_mem') {
-                         $cpuSolution = $context->query['pow_solution_cpu'] ?? $context->query['pow_solution'] ?? null;
-                         if ($cpuSolution !== null && $cpuSolution !== '') {
-                             $identity = $this->resolveRequestIdentity($context, $suspicionVector);
-                             $deviceId = (string)($identity['deviceId'] ?? '');
-                             $currentDeviceHash = (string)($identity['currentDeviceHash'] ?? RequestUtils::getCompositeDeviceHash($context));
-
-                             $ticket = ChallengeUtils::verifyCpuTargetPoWAndGenerateTicket(
-                                 $context->clientIp,
-                                 3600000,
-                                 $powNonce,
-                                 (string)$cpuSolution,
-                                 $challengeContext,
-                                 $deviceId,
-                                 $currentDeviceHash
-                             );
-                             $isValid = $ticket !== null;
- 
-                             if ($powType === 'cpu_mem') {
-                                 if (!empty($challengeContext['isHttp'])) {
-                                     $isMemValid = true;
-                                 } else {
-                                     $memSolution = $context->query['pow_solution_mem'] ?? null;
-                                     $isMemValid = ($memSolution !== null && $memSolution !== '')
-                                         ? ChallengeUtils::verifyMemoryPoW(
-                                             $powNonce,
-                                             (string)$memSolution,
-                                             $challengeContext['memDifficulty'] ?? 0,
-                                             $challengeContext['clientSecret'] ?? ''
-                                         )
-                                         : false;
-                                 }
-                                 $isValid = $isValid && $isMemValid;
-                             }
-                         }
-                     } elseif ($powType === 'pospace') {
-                         $powSolutionSpace = $context->query['pow_solution_space'] ?? null;
-                         if ($powSolutionSpace && isset($challengeContext['queries'])) {
-                             $isSpaceValid = ChallengeUtils::verifySpacePoW(
-                                 $powNonce,
-                                 $powSolutionSpace,
-                                 $challengeContext['queries'],
-                                 $powNonce . ":" . $challengeContext['clientSecret'],
-                                 $challengeContext['clientSecret']
-                             );
-                             $isValid = $isSpaceValid;
-                             if ($isValid) {
-                                 $ticketTtl = $this->securityConfig['ticketMaxAge'] ?? 3600000;
-                                 $expiry = (int)floor(microtime(true) * 1000) + $ticketTtl;
-                                 $ticket = ChallengeUtils::generateStatelessTicket([
-                                     'expiry' => $expiry,
-                                     'originalIp' => $context->clientIp,
-                                     'deviceId' => '',
-                                     'deviceHash' => ''
-                                 ]);
-                             }
-                         }
-                     } elseif ($powType === 'useful_work_task') {
-                         $problemId = $context->query['pow_problem_id'] ?? null;
-                         $workResultJson = $context->query['pow_solution_work_result'] ?? null;
-                         if ($problemId && $workResultJson) {
-                             $workResult = json_decode($workResultJson, true);
-                             $this->log('Verifying useful work solution.', [
-                                 'problemId' => $problemId,
-                                 'receivedData' => $workResult,
-                                 'jsonLastError' => json_last_error_msg()
-                             ]);
-                             if (json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE) {
-                                 // @phpstan-ignore-next-line - L'instance est gérée par le singleton
-                            $defaultPath = dirname(__DIR__, 2) . '/config/problems.config.json';
+        // 0. Resolve device identity and validate WebAuthn hardware attestation
+        $identity = $this->resolveRequestIdentity($context, $suspicionVector);
+        $deviceId = $identity['deviceId'];
+        $deviceData = $identity['deviceData'];
+
+        // Anti-Farm Rule: A condemned device or one conducting a certain attack gets no bypass
+        if (($deviceData['condemned'] ?? false) || $this->hasCertainAttack($context)) {
+            if (is_array($deviceData)) {
+                $deviceData['condemned'] = true;
+                $deviceData['webauthnVerified'] = false;
+                $store->set("device:{$deviceId}", $deviceData);
+            }
+            $this->log('Condemned device or attack detected - revoking hardware trust and blocking', ['deviceId' => $deviceId]);
+            $decision = ['action' => 'block', 'status' => 403, 'body' => 'Forbidden', 'score' => 100.0, 'vector' => ['honeypotScore' => 100.0]];
+            if ($this->dryRun) {
+                $this->log("[Dry Run] Intended action: {$decision['action']}", ['score' => $decision['score']]);
+                $decision['intendedAction'] = $decision['action'];
+                $decision['action'] = 'next';
+                unset($decision['status'], $decision['body']);
+            }
+            return $decision;
+        }
+
+        // Instant bypass if the device has cryptographically proven its hardware identity (Secure Enclave / TPM)
+        if ($deviceData && !empty($deviceData['webauthnVerified'])) {
+            $this->log('Hardware-anchored device verified (WebAuthn) - full bypass granted', ['deviceId' => $deviceId]);
+            $greenlistTtl = 365 * 86400 * 1000; // 1 year (permanent)
+            $greenlistTicket = ChallengeUtils::generateStatelessTicket([
+                'expiry' => (int)floor(microtime(true) * 1000) + $greenlistTtl,
+                'originalIp' => $context->clientIp,
+                'deviceId' => $deviceId,
+                'deviceHash' => 'webauthn:greenlist:' . ($deviceData['webauthnCredentialId'] ?? $deviceId),
+                'greenlist' => true
+            ]);
+
+            $isHttps = !empty($context->isHttps);
+            $decision = [
+                'action' => 'next',
+                'score' => 0.0,
+                'vector' => ['webauthn_verified' => 100.0],
+                'cookie' => [
+                    'name' => 'pow_clearance',
+                    'value' => $greenlistTicket,
+                    'options' => [
+                        'httponly' => true,
+                        'secure' => $isHttps,
+                        'samesite' => 'Strict',
+                        'expires' => time() + ($greenlistTtl / 1000),
+                        'path' => '/',
+                    ]
+                ]
+            ];
+            if (isset($context->newCookieForResponse)) {
+                $decision['newCookieForResponse'] = $context->newCookieForResponse;
+            }
+            return $decision;
+        }
+
+        // --- PRIVATE ACCESS TOKENS (PAT / RFC 9578 & Privacy Pass) ZERO-FRICTION CHALLENGE EXEMPTION ---
+        $rawPatTokens = RequestUtils::extractPrivateAccessTokens($context);
+        $hasValidPat = false;
+        if (!empty($rawPatTokens)) {
+            $patConfig = $this->securityConfig['pat'] ?? [];
+            foreach ($rawPatTokens as $rawToken) {
+                $parsedToken = RequestUtils::parsePrivateAccessToken($rawToken);
+                if ($parsedToken !== null) {
+                    $nonceKey = "pat-nonce:{$parsedToken['nonce']}";
+                    if (!$store->has($nonceKey)) {
+                        $isValid = RequestUtils::verifyPatSignature($parsedToken, $patConfig);
+                        if ($isValid) {
+                            $nonceTtl = $patConfig['nonceTtl'] ?? 86400;
+                            $store->set($nonceKey, true, $nonceTtl);
+                            $this->log('Private Access Token (PAT) cryptographically verified - challenge exemption enabled', [
+                                'tokenType' => $parsedToken['tokenType'],
+                                'tokenKeyId' => $parsedToken['tokenKeyId']
+                            ]);
+                            $hasValidPat = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // 1. Check allowlists
+        if ($this->checkAllowlists($context)) {
+            MetricsManager::incrementCounter('requests_total', ['status' => 'whitelisted']);
+            return ['action' => 'next', 'score' => 0.0, 'vector' => ['whitelisted' => 100.0]];
+        }
+
+        // Initialize the suspicion vector
+        $thresholds = $this->securityConfig['thresholds'];
+
+        // 2. Handle challenge solution submission (HIGH PRIORITY)
+        $powNonce = $context->query['pow_nonce'] ?? null;
+        $isChallengeSubmission = $powNonce && (
+                isset($context->query['pow_solution']) ||
+                isset($context->query['pow_solution_cpu']) ||
+                isset($context->query['pow_solution_space']) ||
+                (isset($context->query['pow_type']) && $context->query['pow_type'] === 'useful_work_task')
+            );
+        if ($isChallengeSubmission) {
+            $this->log('Challenge solution submitted', ['pow_type' => $context->query['pow_type'] ?? 'unknown', 'nonce' => $powNonce]);
+            $store = StoreManager::getStore();
+            $challengeContext = $store->get("secret:{$powNonce}");
+            $powType = $context->query['pow_type'] ?? null;
+
+            if ($challengeContext) {
+                $isValid = false;
+                $ticket = null;
+
+                // Fingerprint consistency check
+                $solverFingerprint = $context->query['pow_fp'] ?? RequestUtils::getCompositeDeviceHash($context);
+                $originalFingerprint = $challengeContext['fingerprint'] ?? '';
+                $similarity = FingerprintBuilder::compare($originalFingerprint, $solverFingerprint);
+                $similarityThreshold = $this->securityConfig['similarityThreshold'] ?? 0.95;
+
+                if ($similarity < $similarityThreshold) {
+                    $this->log('Fingerprint mismatch - challenge solved on a different machine!', [
+                        'similarity' => round($similarity, 4),
+                        'threshold' => $similarityThreshold
+                    ], 'warn');
+                    $isValid = false;
+                } else {
+                    // The fingerprint is consistent, the solution can be verified
+                    if ($powType === 'cpu_target' || $powType === 'cpu_mem') {
+                        $cpuSolution = $context->query['pow_solution_cpu'] ?? $context->query['pow_solution'] ?? null;
+                        if ($cpuSolution !== null && $cpuSolution !== '') {
+                            $identity = $this->resolveRequestIdentity($context, $suspicionVector);
+                            $deviceId = (string)($identity['deviceId'] ?? '');
+                            $currentDeviceHash = (string)($identity['currentDeviceHash'] ?? RequestUtils::getCompositeDeviceHash($context));
+
+                            $ticket = ChallengeUtils::verifyCpuTargetPoWAndGenerateTicket(
+                                $context->clientIp,
+                                3600000,
+                                $powNonce,
+                                (string)$cpuSolution,
+                                $challengeContext,
+                                $deviceId,
+                                $currentDeviceHash
+                            );
+                            $isValid = $ticket !== null;
+
+                            if ($powType === 'cpu_mem') {
+                                if (!empty($challengeContext['isHttp'])) {
+                                    $isMemValid = true;
+                                } else {
+                                    $memSolution = $context->query['pow_solution_mem'] ?? null;
+                                    $isMemValid = $memSolution !== null && $memSolution !== '' && ChallengeUtils::verifyMemoryPoW(
+                                            $powNonce,
+                                            (string)$memSolution,
+                                            $challengeContext['memDifficulty'] ?? 0,
+                                            $challengeContext['clientSecret'] ?? ''
+                                        );
+                                }
+                                $isValid = $isValid && $isMemValid;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } elseif ($powType === 'pospace') {
+                        $powSolutionSpace = $context->query['pow_solution_space'] ?? null;
+                        if ($powSolutionSpace && isset($challengeContext['queries'])) {
+                            $isSpaceValid = ChallengeUtils::verifySpacePoW(
+                                $powNonce,
+                                $powSolutionSpace,
+                                $challengeContext['queries'],
+                                $powNonce . ":" . $challengeContext['clientSecret'],
+                                $challengeContext['clientSecret']
+                            );
+                            $isValid = $isSpaceValid;
+                            if ($isValid) {
+                                $ticketTtl = $this->securityConfig['ticketMaxAge'] ?? 3600000;
+                                $expiry = (int)floor(microtime(true) * 1000) + $ticketTtl;
+                                $ticket = ChallengeUtils::generateStatelessTicket([
+                                    'expiry' => $expiry,
+                                    'originalIp' => $context->clientIp,
+                                    'deviceId' => '',
+                                    'deviceHash' => ''
+                                ]);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } elseif ($powType === 'useful_work_task') {
+                        $problemId = $context->query['pow_problem_id'] ?? null;
+                        $workResultJson = $context->query['pow_solution_work_result'] ?? null;
+                        if ($problemId && $workResultJson) {
+                            $workResult = json_decode($workResultJson, true);
+                            $this->log('Verifying useful work solution.', [
+                                'problemId' => $problemId,
+                                'receivedData' => $workResult,
+                                'jsonLastError' => json_last_error_msg()
+                            ]);
+                            if (json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE) {
+                                $defaultPath = defined('ANONYMPINS_BOT_MITIGATION_DIR')
+                                    ? rtrim(ANONYMPINS_BOT_MITIGATION_DIR, '/\\') . '/config/problems.config.json'
+                                    : (file_exists(__DIR__ . '/config/problems.config.json') ? __DIR__ . '/config/problems.config.json' : null);
                                 $configPath = $this->securityConfig['usefulWorkConfigPath'] ?? (file_exists($defaultPath) ? $defaultPath : null);
                                 $problemManager = \Anonympins\Fingerprint\ProblemManager::getInstance($configPath, $store);
-                                 // FIX: La solution est directement le $workResult, pas une sous-propriété.
-                                 $problemManager->integrateSolution($problemId, $workResult);
-
-                             // Si le problème résolu est l'auto-tuning de sécurité et que l'auto-tuning est activé,
-                             // on applique directement la meilleure solution calculée au moteur en direct.
-                             if ($problemId === 'security_auto_tuning' && ($this->securityConfig['autotuning']['enabled'] ?? false)) {
-                                 $paretoFront = $workResult['paretoFront'] ?? null;
-                                 if (is_array($paretoFront) && !empty($paretoFront)) {
-                                     $bestSolution = $paretoFront[0];
-                                     $minDistance = sqrt(pow((float)$bestSolution['objectives'][0], 2) + pow((float)$bestSolution['objectives'][1], 2));
-                                     for ($i = 1; $i < count($paretoFront); $i++) {
-                                         $distance = sqrt(pow((float)$paretoFront[$i]['objectives'][0], 2) + pow((float)$paretoFront[$i]['objectives'][1], 2));
-                                         if ($distance < $minDistance) {
-                                             $minDistance = $distance;
-                                             $bestSolution = $paretoFront[$i];
-                                         }
-                                     }
-                                     if (isset($bestSolution['solution'])) {
-                                         $this->updateConfig($bestSolution['solution']);
-                                         $this->log('Useful Work auto-tuning applied successfully to live config.');
-                                     }
-                                 }
-                             }
-
-                                 $isValid = true;
-                                 // FIX: Générer un vrai ticket pour uPoW, comme pour un PoW normal.
-                                 $ticketTtl = $this->securityConfig['ticketMaxAge'] ?? 3600000; // 1 heure par défaut
-                                 $expiry = (int)floor(microtime(true) * 1000) + $ticketTtl;
-                                 $signature = hash_hmac('sha256', "{$context->clientIp}:{$expiry}", ChallengeUtils::getPowSecret());
-                                 $ticket = "{$expiry}:{$signature}";
-                             }
-                         }
-                     }
-                 }
- 
-                 if ($isValid) {
-                     $store->delete("secret:{$powNonce}");
-                     $ticketTtl = $this->securityConfig['ticketMaxAge'] ?? 3600000;
-                     MetricsManager::incrementCounter('challenges_solved_total');
-                     $this->log('Challenge solution valid - issuing ticket', ['ticketMaxAge' => $ticketTtl]);
-
-                     $isHttps = !empty($context->isHttps);
-                     $secureOption = $isHttps;
-
-                     return [
-                         'action' => 'redirect',
-                         'path' => RequestUtils::cleanUrlFromPowParams($challengeContext['originalPath'] ?? '/', $context->query),
-                         'score' => 0.0,
-                         'vector' => ['challenge_solved' => 100],
-                         'cookie' => [
-                             'name' => 'pow_clearance',
-                             'value' => $ticket,
-                             'options' => [
-                                 'httponly' => true,
-                                 'secure' => $secureOption,
-                                 'samesite' => 'Strict',
-                                 'expires' => time() + ($ticketTtl / 1000),
-                                 'path' => '/',
-                             ]
-                         ]
-                     ];
-                 }
-             }
-             // Si la solution est invalide ou le nonce est expiré, on pénalise fortement pour la suite.
+                                // FIX: The solution is directly $workResult, not a sub-property.
+                                $problemManager->integrateSolution($problemId, $workResult);
+
+                                // If the solved problem is security auto-tuning and auto-tuning is enabled,
+                                // we directly apply the best computed solution to the live engine.
+                                if ($problemId === 'security_auto_tuning' && ($this->securityConfig['autotuning']['enabled'] ?? false)) {
+                                    $paretoFront = $workResult['paretoFront'] ?? null;
+                                    if (is_array($paretoFront) && !empty($paretoFront)) {
+                                        $bestSolution = $paretoFront[0];
+                                        $minDistance = sqrt(pow((float)$bestSolution['objectives'][0], 2) + pow((float)$bestSolution['objectives'][1], 2));
+                                        for ($i = 1; $i < count($paretoFront); $i++) {
+                                            $distance = sqrt(pow((float)$paretoFront[$i]['objectives'][0], 2) + pow((float)$paretoFront[$i]['objectives'][1], 2));
+                                            if ($distance < $minDistance) {
+                                                $minDistance = $distance;
+                                                $bestSolution = $paretoFront[$i];
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                        if (isset($bestSolution['solution'])) {
+                                            $this->updateConfig($bestSolution['solution']);
+                                            $this->log('Useful Work auto-tuning applied successfully to live config.');
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                $isValid = true;
+                                // FIX: Generate a real ticket for uPoW, like for a normal PoW.
+                                $ticketTtl = $this->securityConfig['ticketMaxAge'] ?? 3600000; // 1 hour by default
+                                $expiry = (int)floor(microtime(true) * 1000) + $ticketTtl;
+                                $signature = hash_hmac('sha256', "{$context->clientIp}:{$expiry}", ChallengeUtils::getPowSecret());
+                                $ticket = "{$expiry}:{$signature}";
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if ($isValid) {
+                    $store->delete("secret:{$powNonce}");
+                    $ticketTtl = $this->securityConfig['ticketMaxAge'] ?? 3600000;
+                    MetricsManager::incrementCounter('challenges_solved_total');
+                    $this->log('Challenge solution valid - issuing ticket', ['ticketMaxAge' => $ticketTtl]);
+
+                    $isHttps = !empty($context->isHttps);
+                    $secureOption = $isHttps;
+
+                    return [
+                        'action' => 'redirect',
+                        'path' => RequestUtils::cleanUrlFromPowParams($challengeContext['originalPath'] ?? '/', $context->query),
+                        'score' => 0.0,
+                        'vector' => ['challenge_solved' => 100],
+                        'cookie' => [
+                            'name' => 'pow_clearance',
+                            'value' => $ticket,
+                            'options' => [
+                                'httponly' => true,
+                                'secure' => $secureOption,
+                                'samesite' => 'Strict',
+                                'expires' => time() + ($ticketTtl / 1000),
+                                'path' => '/',
+                            ]
+                        ]
+                    ];
+                }
+            }
+            // If the solution is invalid or the nonce is expired, we strongly penalize it for the following steps.
             MetricsManager::incrementCounter('challenges_failed_total');
-             $this->log('Challenge solution invalid or context expired', ['nonce' => $powNonce], 'warn');
-             $suspicionVector['honeypotScore'] = 100.0;
-         }
-
-         // 3. Vérifier un ticket existant
-         $hasValidTicket = false;
-         $powCookie = $context->cookies['pow_clearance'] ?? null;
-         $zkpProof = $context->getHeader('x-zkp-proof') ?? $context->query['pow_zkp'] ?? '';
-         $deviceId = $context->cookies['device_id'] ?? '';
-         $currentDeviceHash = RequestUtils::getCompositeDeviceHash($context);
-         $allowRoaming = $this->securityConfig['allowCrossNetworkRoaming'] ?? false;
-         if (ChallengeUtils::isTicketValid($context->clientIp, $powCookie, $deviceId, $currentDeviceHash, $allowRoaming, $zkpProof)) {
-             $hasValidTicket = true;
+            $this->log('Challenge solution invalid or context expired', ['nonce' => $powNonce], 'warn');
+            $suspicionVector['honeypotScore'] = 100.0;
+        }
+
+        // 3. Check an existing ticket
+        $hasValidTicket = false;
+        $powCookie = $context->cookies['pow_clearance'] ?? null;
+        $zkpProof = $context->getHeader('x-zkp-proof') ?? $context->query['pow_zkp'] ?? '';
+        $deviceId = $context->cookies['device_id'] ?? '';
+        $currentDeviceHash = RequestUtils::getCompositeDeviceHash($context);
+        $allowRoaming = $this->securityConfig['allowCrossNetworkRoaming'] ?? false;
+        if (ChallengeUtils::isTicketValid($context->clientIp, $powCookie, $deviceId, $currentDeviceHash, $allowRoaming, $zkpProof) || $hasValidPat) {
+            $hasValidTicket = true;
             MetricsManager::incrementCounter('tickets_valid_total');
-             // On ne retourne pas tout de suite pour permettre le re-challenge
-             // $this->log('Valid clearance ticket found');
-             // return ['action' => 'next', 'score' => 0.0, 'vector' => ['ticket_valid' => 100]];
-         }
-
-         // 4. Calculer le vecteur et le score de suspicion
-         // Résoudre l'identité et vérifier le statut "condamné"
-         $store = StoreManager::getStore();
-         $identity = $this->resolveRequestIdentity($context, $suspicionVector);
-         $deviceId = $identity['deviceId'];
-         $deviceData = $identity['deviceData'];
-         if ($deviceData && ($deviceData['condemned'] ?? false)) {
-             $this->log('Device condemned - blocking request', ['deviceId' => $deviceId], 'warn');
-             $decision = ['action' => 'block', 'status' => 403, 'body' => 'Forbidden', 'score' => 100, 'vector' => ['honeypotScore' => 100]];
-             if ($this->dryRun) {
-                 $this->log("[Dry Run] Intended action: {$decision['action']}", ['score' => $decision['score']]);
-                 $decision['intendedAction'] = $decision['action'];
-                 $decision['action'] = 'next';
-                 unset($decision['status'], $decision['body']);
-             }
-             return $decision;
-         }
-
-         $suspicionVector = $context->preCalculatedVector ?? $this->getSuspicionVector($context, $suspicionVector);
-         $finalScore = $context->preCalculatedScore ?? $this->calculateFinalScore($suspicionVector);
-         $this->log('Suspicion vector and final score calculated', [
-             'finalScore' => round($finalScore, 2),
-             'vector' => $suspicionVector
-         ]);
-
-         // Mettre à jour les métriques du sous-réseau après le calcul du score final
-         if ($finalScore >= ($thresholds['medium'] ?? 45)) {
+            // We do not return immediately to allow re-challenging.
+            // $this->log('Valid clearance ticket found');
+            // return ['action' => 'next', 'score' => 0.0, 'vector' => ['ticket_valid' => 100]];
+        }
+
+        // 4. Compute the suspicion vector and score
+        // Resolve identity and check "condemned" status
+        $store = StoreManager::getStore();
+        $identity = $this->resolveRequestIdentity($context, $suspicionVector);
+        $deviceId = $identity['deviceId'];
+        $deviceData = $identity['deviceData'];
+        if ($deviceData && ($deviceData['condemned'] ?? false)) {
+            $this->log('Device condemned - blocking request', ['deviceId' => $deviceId], 'warn');
+            $decision = ['action' => 'block', 'status' => 403, 'body' => 'Forbidden', 'score' => 100, 'vector' => ['honeypotScore' => 100]];
+            if ($this->dryRun) {
+                $this->log("[Dry Run] Intended action: {$decision['action']}", ['score' => $decision['score']]);
+                $decision['intendedAction'] = $decision['action'];
+                $decision['action'] = 'next';
+                unset($decision['status'], $decision['body']);
+            }
+            return $decision;
+        }
+
+        $suspicionVector = $context->preCalculatedVector ?? $this->getSuspicionVector($context, $suspicionVector);
+        if ($hasValidPat) {
+            $suspicionVector['pat_verified'] = 100.0;
+        }
+        $finalScore = $context->preCalculatedScore ?? $this->calculateFinalScore($suspicionVector);
+        $this->log('Suspicion vector and final score calculated', [
+            'finalScore' => round($finalScore, 2),
+            'vector' => $suspicionVector
+        ]);
+
+        // Update subnet metrics after computing the final score
+        if ($finalScore >= ($thresholds['medium'] ?? 45)) {
             RequestUtils::updateSubnetMetrics($context, $deviceId, $finalScore);
             MetricsManager::observeValue('suspicion_score', $finalScore, ['action' => 'high_score_subnet_update']);
-         }
-
-         // Logique pour challenger les nouveaux appareils (déplacée ici pour avoir le score final)
-         $isNewDevice = $identity['newCookie'] !== null;
-         if ($isNewDevice && ($this->securityConfig['challengeNewDevices'] ?? false) && $finalScore < $thresholds['low']) {
-             $this->log('New device - enforcing minimum challenge score', [
-                 'originalScore' => round($finalScore, 2),
-                 'enforcedScore' => (float)$thresholds['low']
-             ]);
-             $finalScore = (float)$thresholds['low'];
-         }
-
-         // Vérifier les URL pièges (après calcul du score)
-         $lastNonce = $deviceData['lastChallengeNonce'] ?? null;
-         if ($lastNonce && ChallengeUtils::verifyTrapUrl($context->path, $context->query['sig'] ?? '', $lastNonce)) {
-             if ($this->logger) {
-                 $this->logger->log('info', 'trap_triggered', ['deviceId' => $deviceId, 'score' => 100, 'path' => $context->path, 'vector' => ['honeypotScore' => 100]]);
-             }
-             $this->log('Honeypot trap URL triggered - condemning device', ['path' => $context->path, 'deviceId' => $deviceId]);
-             $deviceData['condemned'] = true; // @phpstan-ignore-line
-             $store->set("device:{$deviceId}", $deviceData);
-             $decision = ['action' => 'block', 'status' => 403, 'body' => 'Forbidden', 'score' => 100, 'vector' => ['honeypotScore' => 100]];
-             if ($this->dryRun) {
-                 $this->log("[Dry Run] Intended action: {$decision['action']}", ['score' => $decision['score']]);
-                 $decision['intendedAction'] = $decision['action'];
-                 $decision['action'] = 'next';
-                 unset($decision['status'], $decision['body']);
-             }
-             return $decision;
-         }
-
-         // 5. Prendre une décision basée sur le score - Vérifier le blocage d'abord.
-         $blockThreshold = $thresholds['block'] ?? 95;
-         $isBlocked = $finalScore >= $blockThreshold;
-         if ($isBlocked) {
-             if ($this->logger) {
+        }
+
+        // Logic to challenge new devices (moved here to have the final score)
+        $isNewDevice = $identity['newCookie'] !== null;
+        if ($isNewDevice && ($this->securityConfig['challengeNewDevices'] ?? false) && $finalScore < $thresholds['low']) {
+            $this->log('New device - enforcing minimum challenge score', [
+                'originalScore' => round($finalScore, 2),
+                'enforcedScore' => (float)$thresholds['low']
+            ]);
+            $finalScore = (float)$thresholds['low'];
+        }
+
+        // Check trap URLs (after score computation)
+        $lastNonce = $deviceData['lastChallengeNonce'] ?? null;
+        if ($lastNonce && ChallengeUtils::verifyTrapUrl($context->path, $context->query['sig'] ?? '', $lastNonce)) {
+            if ($this->logger) {
+                $this->logger->log('info', 'trap_triggered', ['deviceId' => $deviceId, 'score' => 100, 'path' => $context->path, 'vector' => ['honeypotScore' => 100]]);
+            }
+            $this->log('Honeypot trap URL triggered - condemning device', ['path' => $context->path, 'deviceId' => $deviceId]);
+            $deviceData['condemned'] = true; // @phpstan-ignore-line
+            $store->set("device:{$deviceId}", $deviceData);
+            $decision = ['action' => 'block', 'status' => 403, 'body' => 'Forbidden', 'score' => 100, 'vector' => ['honeypotScore' => 100]];
+            if ($this->dryRun) {
+                $this->log("[Dry Run] Intended action: {$decision['action']}", ['score' => $decision['score']]);
+                $decision['intendedAction'] = $decision['action'];
+                $decision['action'] = 'next';
+                unset($decision['status'], $decision['body']);
+            }
+            return $decision;
+        }
+
+        // 5. Decide based on the score - Check blocking first.
+        $blockThreshold = $thresholds['block'] ?? 95;
+        $isBlocked = $finalScore >= $blockThreshold;
+        if ($isBlocked) {
+            if ($this->logger) {
                 MetricsManager::incrementCounter('requests_total', ['status' => 'blocked']);
-                 $this->logger->log('info', 'request_blocked', ['deviceId' => $deviceId, 'score' => $finalScore, 'vector' => $suspicionVector]);
-             }
-
-             // Federated Threat Intelligence & ZKP Synchronization
-             $zkpProof = $context->getHeader('x-zkp-proof') ?? $context->query['pow_zkp'] ?? '';
-             $parts = explode(':', $zkpProof);
-             if (count($parts) === 3) {
-                 $zkpY = $parts[0];
-                 $zkpT = $parts[1];
-                 $zkpS = $parts[2];
-                 // 1. Valider cryptographiquement la preuve avant de bannir/diffuser
-                 if (ChallengeUtils::verifyZkpProof($zkpY, $zkpT, $zkpS)) {
-                     // 2. Dédoublonner : Ne diffuser que si la clé n'est pas déjà bannie
-                     $peersKey = "fed-peers:{$zkpY}";
-                     $reportedPeers = $store->get($peersKey) ?: [];
-                     if (!is_array($reportedPeers)) {
-                         $reportedPeers = [];
-                     }
-                     if (!in_array('local', $reportedPeers, true)) {
-                         $reportedPeers[] = 'local';
-                         $store->set($peersKey, $reportedPeers, 86400 * 30);
-                     }
-
-                     $threshold = $this->securityConfig['federationConsensusThreshold'] ?? 3;
-                     if (count($reportedPeers) >= $threshold) {
-                         $store->set("banned-zkp-y:{$zkpY}", true, 86400 * 30);
-                     }
-                     $this->broadcastBannedZkp($zkpY);
-                 }
-             }
-
-             $decision = ['action' => 'block', 'status' => 403, 'body' => 'Forbidden', 'score' => $finalScore, 'vector' => $suspicionVector];
-             if ($this->dryRun) {
-                 $this->log("[Dry Run] Intended action: {$decision['action']}", ['score' => $decision['score']]);
-                 $decision['intendedAction'] = $decision['action'];
-                 $decision['action'] = 'next';
-                 unset($decision['status'], $decision['body']);
+                $this->logger->log('info', 'request_blocked', ['deviceId' => $deviceId, 'score' => $finalScore, 'vector' => $suspicionVector]);
+            }
+
+            // Federated Threat Intelligence & ZKP Synchronization
+            $zkpProof = $context->getHeader('x-zkp-proof') ?? $context->query['pow_zkp'] ?? '';
+            $parts = explode(':', $zkpProof);
+            if (count($parts) === 3) {
+                $zkpY = $parts[0];
+                $zkpT = $parts[1];
+                $zkpS = $parts[2];
+                // 1. Cryptographically validate the proof before banning/broadcasting
+                if (ChallengeUtils::verifyZkpProof($zkpY, $zkpT, $zkpS)) {
+                    // 2. De-duplicate: only broadcast if the key is not already banned
+                    $peersKey = "fed-peers:{$zkpY}";
+                    $reportedPeers = $store->get($peersKey) ?: [];
+                    if (!is_array($reportedPeers)) {
+                        $reportedPeers = [];
+                    }
+                    if (!in_array('local', $reportedPeers, true)) {
+                        $reportedPeers[] = 'local';
+                        $store->set($peersKey, $reportedPeers, 86400 * 30);
+                    }
+
+                    $threshold = $this->securityConfig['federationConsensusThreshold'] ?? 3;
+                    if (count($reportedPeers) >= $threshold) {
+                        $store->set("banned-zkp-y:{$zkpY}", true, 86400 * 30);
+                    }
+                    $this->broadcastBannedZkp($zkpY);
+                }
+            }
+
+            $decision = ['action' => 'block', 'status' => 403, 'body' => 'Forbidden', 'score' => $finalScore, 'vector' => $suspicionVector];
+            if ($this->dryRun) {
+                $this->log("[Dry Run] Intended action: {$decision['action']}", ['score' => $decision['score']]);
+                $decision['intendedAction'] = $decision['action'];
+                $decision['action'] = 'next';
+                unset($decision['status'], $decision['body']);
                 MetricsManager::incrementCounter('requests_total', ['status' => 'dry_run_block']);
-             }
-             $response = $decision;
-         } else {
-             // Logique de re-challenge
-             // Si un nonce est présent mais que ce n'est pas une soumission de solution valide, c'est une sonde.
-             if ($powNonce && !$isChallengeSubmission) {
-                 $this->log('Honeypot probe detected - blocking request', ['path' => $context->path, 'pow_nonce' => $powNonce]);
-                 $suspicionVector['honeypotScore'] = 100.0;
-                 $finalScore = $this->calculateFinalScore($suspicionVector); // Recalculate score
-                 $decision = ['action' => 'block', 'status' => 403, 'body' => 'Forbidden', 'score' => $finalScore, 'vector' => $suspicionVector];
-                 // Apply dry run logic here as well
-                 if ($this->dryRun) {
+            }
+            $response = $decision;
+        } else {
+            // Re-challenge logic
+            // If a nonce is present but it is not a valid solution submission, it is a probe.
+            if ($powNonce && !$isChallengeSubmission) {
+                $this->log('Honeypot probe detected - blocking request', ['path' => $context->path, 'pow_nonce' => $powNonce]);
+                $suspicionVector['honeypotScore'] = 100.0;
+                $finalScore = $this->calculateFinalScore($suspicionVector); // Recalculate score
+                $decision = ['action' => 'block', 'status' => 403, 'body' => 'Forbidden', 'score' => $finalScore, 'vector' => $suspicionVector];
+                // Apply dry run logic here as well
+                if ($this->dryRun) {
                     MetricsManager::incrementCounter('requests_total', ['status' => 'dry_run_block']);
-                     $this->log("[Dry Run] Intended action: {$decision['action']}", ['score' => $decision['score']]);
-                     $decision['intendedAction'] = $decision['action'];
-                     $decision['action'] = 'next';
-                     unset($decision['status'], $decision['body']);
-                 }
-                 return $decision;
-             }
-
-             $mediumThreshold = $thresholds['medium'] ?? 45;
-             $maxIndicatorsCount = 0;
-             foreach ($suspicionVector as $val) {
-                 if (is_numeric($val) && (float)$val >= 100.0) {
-                     $maxIndicatorsCount++;
-                 }
-             }
-             $mustReChallenge = (($suspicionVector['honeypotScore'] ?? 0.0) >= $mediumThreshold) || ($maxIndicatorsCount >= 1);
-
-             $lowThreshold = $thresholds['low'] ?? 20;
-             if (($finalScore >= $lowThreshold && !$hasValidTicket) || $mustReChallenge) {
-                 if ($mustReChallenge) {
-                     $this->log('High suspicion score detected - overriding valid ticket to re-issue challenge', ['finalScore' => $finalScore, 'deviceId' => $deviceId]);
-                 }
-
-                 // --- AJOUT: Limiteur de débit (Token Bucket) ---
-                 $rateLimitPassed = ChallengeUtils::checkChallengeRateLimit($context->clientIp);
-                 if (!$rateLimitPassed) {
-                     $this->log('Challenge rate limit exceeded - blocking with 429', ['clientIp' => $context->clientIp]);
-                     $decision = [
-                         'action' => 'block',
-                         'status' => 429,
-                         'body' => 'Too Many Requests',
-                         'score' => $finalScore,
-                         'vector' => $suspicionVector
-                     ];
-                     if ($this->dryRun) {
-                         $this->log("[Dry Run] Intended action: {$decision['action']}", ['score' => $decision['score']]);
-                         $decision['intendedAction'] = $decision['action'];
-                         $decision['action'] = 'next';
-                         unset($decision['status'], $decision['body']);
-                     }
-                     return $decision;
-                 }
-
-                 $decision = ['action' => 'challenge', 'score' => $finalScore, 'vector' => $suspicionVector, 'status' => 403];
-
-                 if ($this->dryRun) {
+                    $this->log("[Dry Run] Intended action: {$decision['action']}", ['score' => $decision['score']]);
+                    $decision['intendedAction'] = $decision['action'];
+                    $decision['action'] = 'next';
+                    unset($decision['status'], $decision['body']);
+                }
+                return $decision;
+            }
+
+            $mediumThreshold = $thresholds['medium'] ?? 45;
+            $maxIndicatorsCount = 0;
+            foreach ($suspicionVector as $val) {
+                if (is_numeric($val) && (float)$val >= 100.0) {
+                    $maxIndicatorsCount++;
+                }
+            }
+            $mustReChallenge = (($suspicionVector['honeypotScore'] ?? 0.0) >= $mediumThreshold) || ($maxIndicatorsCount >= 1);
+
+            $lowThreshold = $thresholds['low'] ?? 20;
+            if (($finalScore >= $lowThreshold && !$hasValidTicket) || $mustReChallenge) {
+                if ($mustReChallenge) {
+                    $this->log('High suspicion score detected - overriding valid ticket to re-issue challenge', ['finalScore' => $finalScore, 'deviceId' => $deviceId]);
+                }
+
+                // --- ADDED: Rate limiter (Token Bucket) ---
+                $rateLimitPassed = ChallengeUtils::checkChallengeRateLimit($context->clientIp);
+                if (!$rateLimitPassed) {
+                    $this->log('Challenge rate limit exceeded - blocking with 429', ['clientIp' => $context->clientIp]);
+                    $decision = [
+                        'action' => 'block',
+                        'status' => 429,
+                        'body' => 'Too Many Requests',
+                        'score' => $finalScore,
+                        'vector' => $suspicionVector
+                    ];
+                    if ($this->dryRun) {
+                        $this->log("[Dry Run] Intended action: {$decision['action']}", ['score' => $decision['score']]);
+                        $decision['intendedAction'] = $decision['action'];
+                        $decision['action'] = 'next';
+                        unset($decision['status'], $decision['body']);
+                    }
+                    return $decision;
+                }
+
+                $decision = ['action' => 'challenge', 'score' => $finalScore, 'vector' => $suspicionVector, 'status' => 403];
+
+                if ($this->dryRun) {
                     MetricsManager::incrementCounter('requests_total', ['status' => 'dry_run_challenge']);
-                     $this->log("[Dry Run] Intended action: {$decision['action']}", ['score' => $decision['score']]);
-                     $decision['intendedAction'] = $decision['action'];
-                     $decision['action'] = 'next';
-                     unset($decision['status']);
-                     return $decision;
-                 }
+                    $this->log("[Dry Run] Intended action: {$decision['action']}", ['score' => $decision['score']]);
+                    $decision['intendedAction'] = $decision['action'];
+                    $decision['action'] = 'next';
+                    unset($decision['status']);
+                    return $decision;
+                }
 
                 MetricsManager::incrementCounter('requests_total', ['status' => 'challenged']);
-                 $this->log('Suspicious request - selecting challenge type', ['finalScore' => $finalScore]);
+                $this->log('Suspicious request - selecting challenge type', ['finalScore' => $finalScore]);
 
-                 $nonce = bin2hex(random_bytes(16));
-                 $clientSecret = bin2hex(random_bytes(16));
-                 $highThreshold = $thresholds['high'] ?? 75;
+                $nonce = bin2hex(random_bytes(16));
+                $clientSecret = bin2hex(random_bytes(16));
+                $highThreshold = $thresholds['high'] ?? 75;
 
-                 $suspicionFactor = ($finalScore - $lowThreshold) / (($thresholds['high'] ?? 75) - $lowThreshold);
-                 $suspicionFactor = max(0, min(1.5, $suspicionFactor));
+                $suspicionFactor = ($finalScore - $lowThreshold) / (($thresholds['high'] ?? 75) - $lowThreshold);
+                $suspicionFactor = max(0, min(1.5, $suspicionFactor));
 
-                 // --- NOUVELLE LOGIQUE uPoW ---
-                 $shouldUseUsefulWork = ($this->securityConfig['enableUsefulWork'] ?? false) && (
-                     ($this->securityConfig['forceUsefulWork'] ?? false) || (random_int(0, 255) / 255) > 0.5
-                 );
+                // --- NEW uPoW LOGIC ---
+                $shouldUseUsefulWork = ($this->securityConfig['enableUsefulWork'] ?? false) && (
+                        ($this->securityConfig['forceUsefulWork'] ?? false) || (random_int(0, 255) / 255) > 0.5
+                    );
 
-                 // Déterminer si c'est une requête API avant de choisir le type de challenge
-                 $isApiRequest = false;
-                 if (isset($this->securityConfig['isApiRequest']) && is_callable($this->securityConfig['isApiRequest'])) {
-                     $isApiRequest = ($this->securityConfig['isApiRequest'])($context);
-                 }
+                // Determine if it is an API request before choosing the challenge type
+                $isApiRequest = false;
+                if (isset($this->securityConfig['isApiRequest']) && is_callable($this->securityConfig['isApiRequest'])) {
+                    $isApiRequest = ($this->securityConfig['isApiRequest'])($context);
+                }
 
-                 if ($shouldUseUsefulWork) {
-                     $this->log('Issuing a useful work challenge', ['finalScore' => $finalScore]);
-                            $defaultPath = dirname(__DIR__, 1) . '/config/problems.config.json';
+                if ($shouldUseUsefulWork) {
+                    $this->log('Issuing a useful work challenge', ['finalScore' => $finalScore]);
+                    $defaultPath = defined('ANONYMPINS_BOT_MITIGATION_DIR')
+                        ? rtrim(ANONYMPINS_BOT_MITIGATION_DIR, '/\\') . '/config/problems.config.json'
+                        : (file_exists(__DIR__ . '/config/problems.config.json') ? __DIR__ . '/config/problems.config.json' : null);
                     $configPath = $this->securityConfig['usefulWorkConfigPath'] ?? (file_exists($defaultPath) ? $defaultPath : null);
                     $problemManager = ProblemManager::getInstance($configPath, $store);
-                     $work = $problemManager->dispatchWork($finalScore);
-
-                     if ($work !== null) {
-                         $store->set("secret:{$nonce}", ['clientSecret' => $clientSecret, 'originalPath' => $context->path], 300);
-                         $challengePayload = [
-                             'challenge' => [
-                                 'type' => 'useful_work_task',
-                                 'nonce' => $nonce,
-                                 'clientSecret' => $clientSecret,
-                                 'usefulWorkTask' => [
-                                     'problemId' => $work['problemId'],
-                                     'task' => $work['task']
-                                 ]
-                             ]
-                         ];
-                         if ($isApiRequest) {
-                             $decision['body'] = $challengePayload;
-                             return $decision;
-                         } else {
-                             $html = '<html><body><script>';
-                             $html .= 'window.location.href = "' . $context->path . '?pow_type=useful_work_task&pow_nonce=' . $nonce . '&pow_problem_id=' . $work['problemId'] . '&pow_solution_work_result=" + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify({"solution": [], "energy": 0}));';
-                             $html .= '</script></body></html>';
-                             $decision['body'] = $html;
-                             return $decision;
-                         }
-                     } else {
-                         // This case handles when uPoW is enabled but dispatching a task fails (e.g., config not found).
-                         // We log it and fall through to the standard PoW challenge.
-                         $this->log('Useful work dispatch failed, falling back to standard PoW.', [], 'warn');
-                         $shouldUseUsefulWork = false; // Explicitly disable for this request
-                     }
-                 }
-
-                 // --- FIN DE LA LOGIQUE uPoW (le reste est le fallback) ---
-
-                 if ($this->securityConfig['enableProofOfSpace'] ?? false) {
-                     $spaceChallenge = ChallengeUtils::generateSpaceChallenge($context->clientIp, $nonce, $suspicionFactor, $context->path, $this->securityConfig);
-                     $store->set("secret:{$nonce}", [
-                         'clientSecret' => $clientSecret,
-                         'suspicionScore' => $finalScore,
-                         'queries' => $spaceChallenge['queries'],
-                         'sizeMb' => $spaceChallenge['sizeMb'],
-                         'fingerprint' => RequestUtils::getCompositeDeviceHash($context),
-                         'originalPath' => $context->path,
-                     ], $this->securityConfig['challengeTtl'] ?? 300);
-
-                     if ($deviceData) {
-                         $deviceData['lastChallengeNonce'] = $nonce;
-                         $store->set("device:{$deviceId}", $deviceData); // @phpstan-ignore-line
-                     }
-
-                     if ($isApiRequest) {
-                         $decision['body'] = [
-                             'challenge' => [
-                                 'type' => 'pospace',
-                                 'nonce' => $nonce,
-                                 'clientSecret' => $clientSecret,
-                                 'queries' => $spaceChallenge['queries'],
-                                 'sizeMb' => $spaceChallenge['sizeMb'],
-                             ]
-                         ];
-                     } else {
-                         $page = ChallengeUtils::generateSpaceChallengePage($spaceChallenge, $clientSecret, $this->securityConfig);
-                         $decision['body'] = $page;
-                     }
-                     return $decision;
-                 }
-
-                 $cpuChallengeDetails = [
-                     'type' => 'cpu_target',
-                     'nonce' => $nonce,
-                     'target' => ChallengeUtils::calculateCpuTarget($suspicionFactor, $this->securityConfig),
-                     'path' => $context->path,
-                 ];
-
-                 // Alignement linéaire parfait du ratio d'effort CPU/Mémoire
-                 $memActivationFactor = $suspicionFactor;
-                 $memDifficulty = (int)round($memActivationFactor * 48); // 0 à 48MB
-
-                 $originalFingerprint = RequestUtils::getCompositeDeviceHash($context);
-                 $tlsSessionId = $context->tlsSessionId ?? '';
-                 $baseBlock = ChallengeUtils::createCpuChallengeBaseBlock($nonce, $clientSecret, $originalFingerprint, $context->clientIp, $tlsSessionId);
-
-                 $isHttps = !empty($context->isHttps);
-                 $challengeContext = [
-                     'clientSecret' => $clientSecret,
-                     'cpuTarget' => $cpuChallengeDetails['target'],
-                     'suspicionScore' => $finalScore,
-                     'fingerprint' => $originalFingerprint,
-                     'memDifficulty' => $memDifficulty,
-                     'baseBlock' => $baseBlock,
-                     'originalPath' => $context->path,
-                     'isHttp' => !$isHttps,
-                 ];
-
-                 $store->set("secret:{$nonce}", $challengeContext, $this->securityConfig['challengeTtl'] ?? 300);
-
-                 // Associer le nonce au device pour la vérification des URL pièges
-                 if ($deviceData) {
-                     $deviceData['lastChallengeNonce'] = $nonce;
-                     $store->set("device:{$deviceId}", $deviceData); // @phpstan-ignore-line
-                 }
-
-                 $trapUrls = [ChallengeUtils::generateTrapUrl($nonce), ChallengeUtils::generateTrapUrl($nonce)];
-                 $this->log('Challenge issued', ['nonce' => $nonce, 'ttl' => $this->securityConfig['challengeTtl'] ?? 300]);
-
-                 if ($this->logger) {
-                     $this->logger->log('info', 'challenge_issued', ['deviceId' => $deviceId, 'score' => $finalScore, 'vector' => $suspicionVector]);
-                 }
-
-                 // Pour les API, retourner un challenge JSON
-                 if ($isApiRequest) {
-                     $challengePayload = [
-                         'challenge' => [
-                             'type' => 'cpu_mem',
-                             'nonce' => $nonce,
-                             'clientSecret' => $clientSecret,
-                             'cpuTarget' => $cpuChallengeDetails['target'],
-                             'memDifficulty' => $memDifficulty,
-                             'baseBlock' => array_values(unpack('C*', $baseBlock)), // Envoyer comme un tableau d'octets
-                         ]
-                     ];
-                     $decision['body'] = $challengePayload;
-                 } else {
-                     // Pour les navigateurs, retourner une page HTML
-                     $pageBody = ChallengeUtils::generateCombinedPoWChallengePage(
-                         $cpuChallengeDetails, $memDifficulty, $clientSecret,
-                         $this->securityConfig, $trapUrls, $originalFingerprint,
-                         $context->clientIp, $tlsSessionId, $baseBlock, $isHttps
-                     );
-                     $decision['body'] = $pageBody;
-                 }
-                 $response = $decision;
-             } elseif ($hasValidTicket) {
-                 // Si on arrive ici avec un ticket valide et un score bas, on autorise
+                    $work = $problemManager->dispatchWork($finalScore);
+
+                    if ($work !== null) {
+                        $store->set("secret:{$nonce}", ['clientSecret' => $clientSecret, 'originalPath' => $context->path], 300);
+                        $challengePayload = [
+                            'challenge' => [
+                                'type' => 'useful_work_task',
+                                'nonce' => $nonce,
+                                'clientSecret' => $clientSecret,
+                                'usefulWorkTask' => [
+                                    'problemId' => $work['problemId'],
+                                    'task' => $work['task']
+                                ]
+                            ]
+                        ];
+                        if ($isApiRequest) {
+                            $decision['body'] = $challengePayload;
+                            return $decision;
+                        } else {
+                            $html = '<html><body><script>';
+                            $html .= 'window.location.href = "' . $context->path . '?pow_type=useful_work_task&pow_nonce=' . $nonce . '&pow_problem_id=' . $work['problemId'] . '&pow_solution_work_result=" + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify({"solution": [], "energy": 0}));';
+                            $html .= '</script></body></html>';
+                            $decision['body'] = $html;
+                            return $decision;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        // This case handles when uPoW is enabled but dispatching a task fails (e.g., config not found).
+                        // We log it and fall through to the standard PoW challenge.
+                        $this->log('Useful work dispatch failed, falling back to standard PoW.', [], 'warn');
+                        $shouldUseUsefulWork = false; // Explicitly disable for this request
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // --- END OF uPoW LOGIC (the rest is the fallback) ---
+
+                if ($this->securityConfig['enableProofOfSpace'] ?? false) {
+                    $spaceChallenge = ChallengeUtils::generateSpaceChallenge($context->clientIp, $nonce, $suspicionFactor, $context->path, $this->securityConfig);
+                    $store->set("secret:{$nonce}", [
+                        'clientSecret' => $clientSecret,
+                        'suspicionScore' => $finalScore,
+                        'queries' => $spaceChallenge['queries'],
+                        'sizeMb' => $spaceChallenge['sizeMb'],
+                        'fingerprint' => RequestUtils::getCompositeDeviceHash($context),
+                        'originalPath' => $context->path,
+                    ], $this->securityConfig['challengeTtl'] ?? 300);
+
+                    if ($deviceData) {
+                        $deviceData['lastChallengeNonce'] = $nonce;
+                        $store->set("device:{$deviceId}", $deviceData); // @phpstan-ignore-line
+                    }
+
+                    if ($isApiRequest) {
+                        $decision['body'] = [
+                            'challenge' => [
+                                'type' => 'pospace',
+                                'nonce' => $nonce,
+                                'clientSecret' => $clientSecret,
+                                'queries' => $spaceChallenge['queries'],
+                                'sizeMb' => $spaceChallenge['sizeMb'],
+                            ]
+                        ];
+                    } else {
+                        $page = ChallengeUtils::generateSpaceChallengePage($spaceChallenge, $clientSecret, $this->securityConfig);
+                        $decision['body'] = $page;
+                    }
+                    return $decision;
+                }
+
+                $cpuChallengeDetails = [
+                    'type' => 'cpu_target',
+                    'nonce' => $nonce,
+                    'target' => ChallengeUtils::calculateCpuTarget($suspicionFactor, $this->securityConfig),
+                    'path' => $context->path,
+                ];
+
+                // Perfect linear alignment of the CPU/Memory effort ratio
+                $memActivationFactor = $suspicionFactor;
+                $memDifficulty = (int)round($memActivationFactor * 48); // 0 to 48MB
+
+                $originalFingerprint = RequestUtils::getCompositeDeviceHash($context);
+                $tlsSessionId = $context->tlsSessionId ?? '';
+                $baseBlock = ChallengeUtils::createCpuChallengeBaseBlock($nonce, $clientSecret, $originalFingerprint, $context->clientIp, $tlsSessionId);
+
+                $isHttps = !empty($context->isHttps);
+                $challengeContext = [
+                    'clientSecret' => $clientSecret,
+                    'cpuTarget' => $cpuChallengeDetails['target'],
+                    'suspicionScore' => $finalScore,
+                    'fingerprint' => $originalFingerprint,
+                    'memDifficulty' => $memDifficulty,
+                    'baseBlock' => $baseBlock,
+                    'originalPath' => $context->path,
+                    'isHttp' => !$isHttps,
+                ];
+
+                $store->set("secret:{$nonce}", $challengeContext, $this->securityConfig['challengeTtl'] ?? 300);
+
+                // Associate the nonce with the device for trap URL verification
+                if ($deviceData) {
+                    $deviceData['lastChallengeNonce'] = $nonce;
+                    $store->set("device:{$deviceId}", $deviceData); // @phpstan-ignore-line
+                }
+
+                $trapUrls = [ChallengeUtils::generateTrapUrl($nonce), ChallengeUtils::generateTrapUrl($nonce)];
+                $this->log('Challenge issued', ['nonce' => $nonce, 'ttl' => $this->securityConfig['challengeTtl'] ?? 300]);
+
+                if ($this->logger) {
+                    $this->logger->log('info', 'challenge_issued', ['deviceId' => $deviceId, 'score' => $finalScore, 'vector' => $suspicionVector]);
+                }
+
+                // For API requests, return a JSON challenge
+                if ($isApiRequest) {
+                    $challengePayload = [
+                        'challenge' => [
+                            'type' => 'cpu_mem',
+                            'nonce' => $nonce,
+                            'clientSecret' => $clientSecret,
+                            'cpuTarget' => $cpuChallengeDetails['target'],
+                            'memDifficulty' => $memDifficulty,
+                            'baseBlock' => array_values(unpack('C*', $baseBlock)), // Send as a byte array
+                        ]
+                    ];
+                    $decision['body'] = $challengePayload;
+                } else {
+                    // For browsers, return an HTML page
+                    $pageBody = ChallengeUtils::generateCombinedPoWChallengePage(
+                        $cpuChallengeDetails, $memDifficulty, $clientSecret,
+                        $this->securityConfig, $trapUrls, $originalFingerprint,
+                        $context->clientIp, $tlsSessionId, $baseBlock, $isHttps
+                    );
+                    $decision['body'] = $pageBody;
+                }
+                $response = $decision;
+            } elseif ($hasValidTicket) {
+                // If we get here with a valid ticket and a low score, allow the request
                 MetricsManager::incrementCounter('requests_total', ['status' => 'passed']);
-                 $this->log('Valid clearance ticket found and score is low - allowing request');
-                 $response = ['action' => 'next', 'score' => 0.0, 'vector' => ['ticket_valid' => 100], 'intendedAction' => 'next'];
-             } else {
-                 // 6. Si le score est bas et qu'il n'y a pas de ticket, autoriser la requête
+                $this->log('Valid clearance ticket found and score is low - allowing request');
+                $response = ['action' => 'next', 'score' => 0.0, 'vector' => ['ticket_valid' => 100], 'intendedAction' => 'next'];
+            } else {
+                // 6. If the score is low and there is no ticket, allow the request
                 MetricsManager::incrementCounter('requests_total', ['status' => 'passed']);
-                 $this->log('Request passed - no challenge required', ['finalScore' => $finalScore]);
-                 if ($this->logger) {
+                $this->log('Request passed - no challenge required', ['finalScore' => $finalScore]);
+                if ($this->logger) {
                     MetricsManager::observeValue('suspicion_score', $finalScore, ['action' => 'passed']);
-                     $this->logger->log('info', 'request_passed', ['deviceId' => $deviceId, 'score' => $finalScore, 'vector' => $suspicionVector]);
-                 }
-                 $response = ['action' => 'next', 'score' => $finalScore, 'vector' => $suspicionVector, 'intendedAction' => 'next'];
-             }
-         }
-
-         // Si un nouveau cookie d'identification a été généré, on l'ajoute à la réponse.
-         if (isset($context->newCookieForResponse)) {
-             $response['newCookieForResponse'] = $context->newCookieForResponse;
-         }
-
-         return $response;
-     }
-
-     /**
-      * Vérifie si l'opération GraphQL correspond à une entrée dans la liste blanche.
-      */
-     private function isGraphqlOperationInAllowlist(?string $operationType, ?string $operationName): bool
-     {
-         if (empty($operationType) || empty($operationName)) {
-             return false;
-         }
-
-         $whitelistRules = $this->securityConfig['whitelist'] ?? [];
-         $graphqlRule = null;
-         foreach ($whitelistRules as $rule) {
-             if (($rule['type'] ?? '') === 'graphql_operation_allowlist') {
-                 $graphqlRule = $rule;
-                 break;
-             }
-         }
-
-         if (empty($graphqlRule['entries'])) {
-             return false;
-         }
-
-         foreach ($graphqlRule['entries'] as $entry) {
-             [$entryType, $entryName] = explode(':', $entry, 2);
-             if ($entryType !== $operationType) continue;
-
-             if ($entryName === $operationName || $entryName === '*') return true;
-
-             if (str_ends_with($entryName, '*') && str_starts_with($operationName, substr($entryName, 0, -1))) return true;
-         }
-
-         return false;
-     }
-
-
-     private function broadcastBannedZkp(string $zkpY): void
-     {
-         $peers = $this->securityConfig['federatedPeers'] ?? [];
-         if (empty($peers)) return;
-
-         $dpConfig = $this->securityConfig['differentialPrivacy'] ?? [];
-         $dpEnabled = ($dpConfig['enabled'] ?? true) !== false;
-         $epsilon = isset($dpConfig['epsilon']) && is_numeric($dpConfig['epsilon'])
-             ? (float)$dpConfig['epsilon']
-             : (float)($this->securityConfig['dpEpsilon'] ?? 1.0);
-
-         $sendThreatReport = function (string $targetZkpY, int $ts) use ($peers) {
-             $msg = "{$ts}:{$targetZkpY}";
-             $signature = '';
-             $isAsymmetric = false;
-
-             $privateKey = Env::get('ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY');
-             if ($privateKey) {
-                 try {
-                     $cleanKey = str_replace('\n', "\n", $privateKey);
-                     $pkeyObj = openssl_pkey_get_private($cleanKey);
-                     if ($pkeyObj && openssl_sign($msg, $sigBytes, $pkeyObj, null)) {
-                         $signature = bin2hex($sigBytes);
-                         $isAsymmetric = true;
-                     }
-                 } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-                     self::logError('[Fingerprint] Asymmetric broadcast signing failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
-                 }
-             }
-
-             if (!$isAsymmetric) {
-                 $secret = $this->securityConfig['federationSecret'] ?? ChallengeUtils::getPowSecret();
-                 $signature = hash_hmac('sha256', $msg, $secret);
-             }
-
-             foreach ($peers as $peerUrl) {
-                 $this->asyncPost($peerUrl . '?coop_op=share_threat_intel', [
-                     'zkpY' => $targetZkpY,
-                     'signature' => $isAsymmetric ? '' : $signature,
-                     'signature_ed25519' => $isAsymmetric ? $signature : '',
-                     'timestamp' => $ts
-                 ]);
-             }
-         };
-
-         $now = (int)(microtime(true) * 1000);
-         $reportTimestamp = $now;
-
-         if ($dpEnabled) {
-             // 1. Differential Privacy : Bruit laplacien sur l'horodatage
-             $deltaT = 5000;
-             $b = $deltaT / max(0.1, $epsilon);
-             $u = (random_int(1, 999999) / 1000000.0) - 0.5;
-             $safeU = abs($u) < 1e-7 ? ($u >= 0 ? 1e-7 : -1e-7) : $u;
-             $laplaceNoise = -$b * ($safeU <=> 0) * log(1.0 - 2.0 * abs($safeU));
-             $clampedNoise = (int)max(-60000, min(60000, round($laplaceNoise)));
-             $reportTimestamp = $now + $clampedNoise;
-         }
-
-         $sendThreatReport($zkpY, $reportTimestamp);
-
-         if ($dpEnabled) {
-             // 2. Differential Privacy : Injection de clés leurres (Decoy ZKP)
-             $decoyProb = isset($dpConfig['dummyRate']) && is_numeric($dpConfig['dummyRate'])
-                 ? (float)$dpConfig['dummyRate']
-                 : (1.0 / (1.0 + exp($epsilon)));
-
-             $randFloat = random_int(0, 999999) / 1000000.0;
-             if ($randFloat < $decoyProb) {
-                 $decoyBytes = random_bytes(32);
-                 $decoyZkpY = ltrim(bin2hex($decoyBytes), '0') ?: '1';
-
-                 $uDecoy = (random_int(1, 999999) / 1000000.0) - 0.5;
-                 $safeUDecoy = abs($uDecoy) < 1e-7 ? ($uDecoy >= 0 ? 1e-7 : -1e-7) : $uDecoy;
-                 $b = 5000 / max(0.1, $epsilon);
-                 $decoyNoise = (int)max(-60000, min(60000, round(-$b * ($safeUDecoy <=> 0) * log(1.0 - 2.0 * abs($safeUDecoy)))));
-                 $decoyTimestamp = $now + $decoyNoise;
-
-                 $sendThreatReport($decoyZkpY, $decoyTimestamp);
-             }
-         }
-     }
-
-     protected function asyncPost(string $url, array $params): void
-     {
-         // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.parse_url_parse_url -- wp_parse_url used if available
-         $parts = function_exists('wp_parse_url') ? wp_parse_url($url) : parse_url($url);
-         if ($parts === false) return;
-
-         $host = $parts['host'];
-         $port = $parts['port'] ?? ($parts['scheme'] === 'https' ? 443 : 80);
-         $path = ($parts['path'] ?? '/') . (isset($parts['query']) ? '?' . $parts['query'] : '');
-         $scheme = $parts['scheme'] === 'https' ? 'ssl://' : '';
-
-         $postData = json_encode($params);
-
-         $fp = @stream_socket_client(
-             "{$scheme}{$host}:{$port}",
-             $errno,
-             $errstr,
-             0.5,
-             STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT | STREAM_CLIENT_ASYNC_CONNECT
-         );
-
-         if ($fp) {
-             stream_set_blocking($fp, false);
-             $out = "POST {$path} HTTP/1.1\r\n";
-             $out .= "Host: {$host}\r\n";
-             $out .= "Content-Type: application/json\r\n";
-             $out .= "Content-Length: " . strlen($postData) . "\r\n";
-             $out .= "X-Federation-Signature: " . ($params['signature'] ?? '') . "\r\n";
-             $out .= "X-Federation-Signature-Ed25519: " . ($params['signature_ed25519'] ?? '') . "\r\n";
-             $out .= "X-Federation-Timestamp: " . ($params['timestamp'] ?? '') . "\r\n";
-             $out .= "Connection: Close\r\n\r\n";
-             $out .= $postData;
-
-             // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fwrite -- Socket stream write
-             @fwrite($fp, $out);
-             // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fclose -- Socket stream close
-             @fclose($fp);
-         }
-     }
-
-     /**
-      * Vérifie si une requête provient d'un bot légitime et whitelisté (ex: Googlebot)
-      * en utilisant des recherches DNS inversées et directes. Le résultat est mis en cache.
-      */
-     private function verifyWhitelistedBot(RequestContext $context): bool
-     {
-         $whitelistRules = $this->securityConfig['whitelist'] ?? [];
-         $botRules = array_filter($whitelistRules, fn($rule) => isset($rule['hostnameSuffix']));
-         if (empty($botRules)) {
-             return false;
-         }
-
-         $userAgent = $context->getHeader('user-agent') ?? '';
-         $matchedRule = null;
-         foreach ($botRules as $rule) {
-             if (isset($rule['userAgent']) && preg_match('/' . $rule['userAgent'] . '/', $userAgent)) {
-                 $matchedRule = $rule;
-                 break;
-             }
-         }
-         if ($matchedRule === null) {
-             return false;
-         }
-
-         $store = StoreManager::getStore();
-         $cacheKey = "ip-whitelist:{$context->clientIp}";
-         $cachedStatus = $store->get($cacheKey);
-
-         if ($cachedStatus === 'verified') return true;
-         if ($cachedStatus === 'failed') return false;
-
-         if (!self::canAttemptDns()) {
-             return false;
-         }
-
-         try {
-             // 1. Reverse DNS lookup with strict 500ms timeout using our custom UDP DNS Client
-             $revName = self::getReverseDnsName($context->clientIp);
-             if (!$revName) {
-                 $store->set($cacheKey, 'failed', 300); // 5 min negative caching
-                 return false;
-             }
-             $hostnames = self::resolveDnsNative($revName, 'PTR');
-             if ($hostnames === null || empty($hostnames)) {
-                 self::recordDnsFailure();
-                 $store->set($cacheKey, 'failed', 300); // 5 min negative caching
-                 return false;
-             }
-
-             $validHostname = null;
-             foreach ($hostnames as $hostname) {
-                 if (str_ends_with($hostname, $matchedRule['hostnameSuffix'])) {
-                     $validHostname = $hostname;
-                     break;
-                 }
-             }
-
-             if ($validHostname === null) {
-                 $store->set($cacheKey, 'failed', 300); // 5 min negative caching
-                 return false;
-             }
-
-             // 2. Forward DNS lookup with strict 500ms timeout
-             $ips = [];
-             $resolvedA = self::resolveDnsNative($validHostname, 'A');
-             if ($resolvedA === null) {
-                 self::recordDnsFailure();
-                 $store->set($cacheKey, 'failed', 300); // 5 min negative caching
-                 return false;
-             }
-             $ips = array_merge($ips, $resolvedA);
-
-             $resolvedAaaa = self::resolveDnsNative($validHostname, 'AAAA');
-             if ($resolvedAaaa === null) {
-                 self::recordDnsFailure();
-                 $store->set($cacheKey, 'failed', 300); // 5 min negative caching
-                 return false;
-             }
-             $ips = array_merge($ips, $resolvedAaaa);
-
-             if (in_array($context->clientIp, $ips, true)) {
-                 self::recordDnsSuccess();
-                 $store->set($cacheKey, 'verified', 86400);
-                 return true;
-             }
-         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-             self::recordDnsFailure();
-             $store->set($cacheKey, 'failed', 300); // 5 min negative caching
-             return false;
-         }
-
-         $store->set($cacheKey, 'failed', 300); // 5 min negative caching
-         return false;
-     }
+                    $this->logger->log('info', 'request_passed', ['deviceId' => $deviceId, 'score' => $finalScore, 'vector' => $suspicionVector]);
+                }
+                $response = ['action' => 'next', 'score' => $finalScore, 'vector' => $suspicionVector, 'intendedAction' => 'next'];
+            }
+        }
+
+        // If a new identification cookie has been generated, add it to the response.
+        if (isset($context->newCookieForResponse)) {
+            $response['newCookieForResponse'] = $context->newCookieForResponse;
+        }
+
+        return $response;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the GraphQL operation matches a whitelist entry.
+     * Supports exact matches, wildcard '*' for operation name, and
+     * trailing-wildcard prefixes on operation names.
+     *
+     * @param string|null $operationType The GraphQL operation type (query/mutation).
+     * @param string|null $operationName The GraphQL operation name.
+     * @return bool True if the operation is allowlisted, false otherwise.
+     */
+    private function isGraphqlOperationInAllowlist(?string $operationType, ?string $operationName): bool
+    {
+        if (empty($operationType) || empty($operationName)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $whitelistRules = $this->securityConfig['whitelist'] ?? [];
+        $graphqlRule = null;
+        foreach ($whitelistRules as $rule) {
+            if (($rule['type'] ?? '') === 'graphql_operation_allowlist') {
+                $graphqlRule = $rule;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (empty($graphqlRule['entries'])) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($graphqlRule['entries'] as $entry) {
+            [$entryType, $entryName] = explode(':', $entry, 2);
+            if ($entryType !== $operationType) continue;
+
+            if ($entryName === $operationName || $entryName === '*') return true;
+
+            if (str_ends_with($entryName, '*') && str_starts_with($operationName, substr($entryName, 0, -1))) return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Broadcasts a banned ZKP public key to all federated peers, with optional
+     * differential privacy (Laplacian timestamp noise and decoy keys).
+     *
+     * @param string $zkpY The ZKP public key to broadcast.
+     * @return void
+     */
+    private function broadcastBannedZkp(string $zkpY): void
+    {
+        $peers = $this->securityConfig['federatedPeers'] ?? [];
+        if (empty($peers)) return;
+
+        $dpConfig = $this->securityConfig['differentialPrivacy'] ?? [];
+        $dpEnabled = ($dpConfig['enabled'] ?? true) !== false;
+        $epsilon = isset($dpConfig['epsilon']) && is_numeric($dpConfig['epsilon'])
+            ? (float)$dpConfig['epsilon']
+            : (float)($this->securityConfig['dpEpsilon'] ?? 1.0);
+
+        $sendThreatReport = function (string $targetZkpY, int $ts) use ($peers) {
+            $msg = "{$ts}:{$targetZkpY}";
+            $signature = '';
+            $isAsymmetric = false;
+
+            $privateKey = Env::get('ED25519_PRIVATE_KEY');
+            if ($privateKey) {
+                try {
+                    $cleanKey = str_replace('\n', "\n", $privateKey);
+                    $pkeyObj = openssl_pkey_get_private($cleanKey);
+                    if ($pkeyObj && openssl_sign($msg, $sigBytes, $pkeyObj, null)) {
+                        $signature = bin2hex($sigBytes);
+                        $isAsymmetric = true;
+                    }
+                } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                    self::logError('[Fingerprint] Asymmetric broadcast signing failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!$isAsymmetric) {
+                $secret = $this->securityConfig['federationSecret'] ?? ChallengeUtils::getPowSecret();
+                $signature = hash_hmac('sha256', $msg, $secret);
+            }
+
+            foreach ($peers as $peerUrl) {
+                $this->asyncPost($peerUrl . '?coop_op=share_threat_intel', [
+                    'zkpY' => $targetZkpY,
+                    'signature' => $isAsymmetric ? '' : $signature,
+                    'signature_ed25519' => $isAsymmetric ? $signature : '',
+                    'timestamp' => $ts
+                ]);
+            }
+        };
+
+        $now = (int)(microtime(true) * 1000);
+        $reportTimestamp = $now;
+
+        if ($dpEnabled) {
+            // 1. Differential Privacy: Laplacian noise on the timestamp
+            $deltaT = 5000;
+            $b = $deltaT / max(0.1, $epsilon);
+            $u = (random_int(1, 999999) / 1000000.0) - 0.5;
+            $safeU = abs($u) < 1e-7 ? ($u >= 0 ? 1e-7 : -1e-7) : $u;
+            $laplaceNoise = -$b * ($safeU <=> 0) * log(1.0 - 2.0 * abs($safeU));
+            $clampedNoise = (int)max(-60000, min(60000, round($laplaceNoise)));
+            $reportTimestamp = $now + $clampedNoise;
+        }
+
+        $sendThreatReport($zkpY, $reportTimestamp);
+
+        if ($dpEnabled) {
+            // 2. Differential Privacy: Decoy ZKP key injection
+            $decoyProb = isset($dpConfig['dummyRate']) && is_numeric($dpConfig['dummyRate'])
+                ? (float)$dpConfig['dummyRate']
+                : (1.0 / (1.0 + exp($epsilon)));
+
+            $randFloat = random_int(0, 999999) / 1000000.0;
+            if ($randFloat < $decoyProb) {
+                $decoyBytes = random_bytes(32);
+                $decoyZkpY = ltrim(bin2hex($decoyBytes), '0') ?: '1';
+
+                $uDecoy = (random_int(1, 999999) / 1000000.0) - 0.5;
+                $safeUDecoy = abs($uDecoy) < 1e-7 ? ($uDecoy >= 0 ? 1e-7 : -1e-7) : $uDecoy;
+                $b = 5000 / max(0.1, $epsilon);
+                $decoyNoise = (int)max(-60000, min(60000, round(-$b * ($safeUDecoy <=> 0) * log(1.0 - 2.0 * abs($safeUDecoy)))));
+                $decoyTimestamp = $now + $decoyNoise;
+
+                $sendThreatReport($decoyZkpY, $decoyTimestamp);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sends an asynchronous HTTP POST request to a given URL with the given
+     * parameters (JSON-encoded). Uses non-blocking stream sockets with a short
+     * connection timeout, so the caller is not delayed.
+     *
+     * @param string $url The target URL.
+     * @param array $params The parameters to JSON-encode and POST.
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function asyncPost(string $url, array $params): void
+    {
+        // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.parse_url_parse_url -- wp_parse_url used if available
+        $parts = function_exists('wp_parse_url') ? wp_parse_url($url) : parse_url($url);
+        if ($parts === false) return;
+
+        $host = $parts['host'];
+        $port = $parts['port'] ?? ($parts['scheme'] === 'https' ? 443 : 80);
+        $path = ($parts['path'] ?? '/') . (isset($parts['query']) ? '?' . $parts['query'] : '');
+        $scheme = $parts['scheme'] === 'https' ? 'ssl://' : '';
+
+        $postData = json_encode($params);
+
+        $fp = @stream_socket_client(
+            "{$scheme}{$host}:{$port}",
+            $errno,
+            $errstr,
+            0.5,
+            STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT | STREAM_CLIENT_ASYNC_CONNECT
+        );
+
+        if ($fp) {
+            stream_set_blocking($fp, false);
+            $out = "POST {$path} HTTP/1.1\r\n";
+            $out .= "Host: {$host}\r\n";
+            $out .= "Content-Type: application/json\r\n";
+            $out .= "Content-Length: " . strlen($postData) . "\r\n";
+            $out .= "X-Federation-Signature: " . ($params['signature'] ?? '') . "\r\n";
+            $out .= "X-Federation-Signature-Ed25519: " . ($params['signature_ed25519'] ?? '') . "\r\n";
+            $out .= "X-Federation-Timestamp: " . ($params['timestamp'] ?? '') . "\r\n";
+            $out .= "Connection: Close\r\n\r\n";
+            $out .= $postData;
+
+            // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fwrite -- Socket stream write
+            @fwrite($fp, $out);
+            // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_fclose -- Socket stream close
+            @fclose($fp);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether a request comes from a legitimate, whitelisted bot (e.g. Googlebot)
+     * using reverse DNS lookup followed by forward DNS lookup (with a circuit breaker
+     * on DNS failures). Results are cached for 24 hours on success and 5 minutes on
+     * failure.
+     *
+     * @param RequestContext $context The request context.
+     * @return bool True if the request is from a verified whitelisted bot, false otherwise.
+     */
+    private function verifyWhitelistedBot(RequestContext $context): bool
+    {
+        $whitelistRules = $this->securityConfig['whitelist'] ?? [];
+        $botRules = array_filter($whitelistRules, fn($rule) => isset($rule['hostnameSuffix']));
+        if (empty($botRules)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $userAgent = $context->getHeader('user-agent') ?? '';
+        $matchedRule = null;
+        foreach ($botRules as $rule) {
+            if (isset($rule['userAgent']) && preg_match('/' . $rule['userAgent'] . '/', $userAgent)) {
+                $matchedRule = $rule;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($matchedRule === null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $store = StoreManager::getStore();
+        $cacheKey = "ip-whitelist:{$context->clientIp}";
+        $cachedStatus = $store->get($cacheKey);
+
+        if ($cachedStatus === 'verified') return true;
+        if ($cachedStatus === 'failed') return false;
+
+        if (!self::canAttemptDns()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            // 1. Reverse DNS lookup with strict 500ms timeout using our custom UDP DNS Client
+            $revName = self::getReverseDnsName($context->clientIp);
+            if (!$revName) {
+                $store->set($cacheKey, 'failed', 300); // 5 min negative caching
+                return false;
+            }
+            $hostnames = self::resolveDnsNative($revName, 'PTR');
+            if ($hostnames === null || empty($hostnames)) {
+                self::recordDnsFailure();
+                $store->set($cacheKey, 'failed', 300); // 5 min negative caching
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            $validHostname = null;
+            foreach ($hostnames as $hostname) {
+                if (str_ends_with($hostname, $matchedRule['hostnameSuffix'])) {
+                    $validHostname = $hostname;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if ($validHostname === null) {
+                $store->set($cacheKey, 'failed', 300); // 5 min negative caching
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // 2. Forward DNS lookup with strict 500ms timeout
+            $ips = [];
+            $resolvedA = self::resolveDnsNative($validHostname, 'A');
+            if ($resolvedA === null) {
+                self::recordDnsFailure();
+                $store->set($cacheKey, 'failed', 300); // 5 min negative caching
+                return false;
+            }
+            $ips = array_merge($ips, $resolvedA);
+
+            $resolvedAaaa = self::resolveDnsNative($validHostname, 'AAAA');
+            if ($resolvedAaaa === null) {
+                self::recordDnsFailure();
+                $store->set($cacheKey, 'failed', 300); // 5 min negative caching
+                return false;
+            }
+            $ips = array_merge($ips, $resolvedAaaa);
+
+            if (in_array($context->clientIp, $ips, true)) {
+                self::recordDnsSuccess();
+                $store->set($cacheKey, 'verified', 86400);
+                return true;
+            }
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            self::recordDnsFailure();
+            $store->set($cacheKey, 'failed', 300); // 5 min negative caching
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $store->set($cacheKey, 'failed', 300); // 5 min negative caching
+        return false;
+    }
 
     /**
      * @internal For testing purposes only.
+     *
+     * Returns the list of registered problems from the ProblemManager singleton.
+     *
+     * @return array The list of problems.
      */
     public function getProblems(): array
     {
         $problemManager = ProblemManager::getInstance();
         return $problemManager->getProblems();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Decodes a CBOR-encoded string (used for WebAuthn attestation objects).
+     * Supports major types 0-5 (unsigned int, negative int, byte string,
+     * text string, array, map).
+     *
+     * @param string $str The CBOR-encoded input.
+     * @param int &$offset The current byte offset (updated in place).
+     * @return mixed The decoded value.
+     * @throws \Exception On malformed CBOR or unsupported integer sizes.
+     */
     private static function decodeCBOR(string $str, int &$offset = 0)
     {
         if ($offset >= strlen($str)) throw new \Exception("End of CBOR");
@@ -1945,6 +2228,12 @@
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the list of trusted hardware attestation root certificates
+     * (e.g. Yubico, FIDO Alliance) used to validate WebAuthn attestation chains.
+     *
+     * @return array The list of PEM-encoded trusted root certificates.
+     */
     private static function getTrustedHardwareRoots(): array
     {
         return [
@@ -1966,6 +2255,15 @@
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Verifies a WebAuthn hardware anchor, handling both registration
+     * (attestation chain validation against trusted roots) and assertion
+     * (signature verification against the stored public key).
+     *
+     * @param array $anchor The WebAuthn anchor data (type, clientDataJSON, etc.).
+     * @param array &$deviceData The device data (updated in place on registration).
+     * @return bool True if the anchor is valid, false otherwise.
+     */
     private function verifyWebAuthnHardwareAnchor(array $anchor, array &$deviceData): bool
     {
         if (empty($anchor['type'])) return false;
@@ -1981,7 +2279,7 @@
                 $attestationBytes = base64_decode($anchor['attestationObject']);
                 $offset = 0;
                 $decoded = self::decodeCBOR($attestationBytes, $offset);
-                
+
                 if (!$decoded || empty($decoded['fmt']) || empty($decoded['attStmt'])) {
                     return false;
                 }
@@ -2040,9 +2338,15 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Logs an error message using the PHP error log.
+     *
+     * @param string $message The message to log.
+     * @return void
+     */
     private static function logError(string $message): void
     {
         // phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log -- Engine diagnostic error log
         error_log($message);
     }
- }
+}