Same-route retest
What evidence separates a control change from demonstrated path closure?
Method: compare attributable before-and-after evidence, then replay the same authorized route.
Source frame · NIST SP 800-115 ↗R / 00 NoPath Research
Evidence before
assertion.
Research on attack routes, evidence and validation, governed interruption, and same-route retest—with sources, scope, method, limitations, and corrections kept visible.
R / 01 Index
Three questions.
Bounded research tracks.
These are active research tracks, not published findings. Each starts from a bounded question, a stated method, and a public source frame.
Evidence provenance under contradiction
How should conflicting observations remain attributable without becoming fact?
Method: preserve source, time, derivation, and contradiction as distinct provenance relations.
Source frame · W3C PROV-O ↗Bounded authority across existing controls
How can useful action remain resource-scoped, explicit, and reviewable?
Method: map decision, authority, action, and review boundaries across customer-owned controls.
R / 02 Publication standard
Trust is part of
the research method.
- 01
Source
State where evidence came from and what may be cited or reproduced.
- 02
Method
Explain scope, authorization, validation steps, and evidence thresholds.
- 03
Limits
Keep assumptions, unknowns, applicability, and non-applicability visible.
- 04
Correction
Version changes, corrections, and withdrawals remain part of the public record.
R / 03 Structure
Four publication forms.
One evidence standard.
- Research Report
- Long-form investigation with complete method, evidence, limitations, and implications.
- Research Note
- Focused analysis of a bounded question or observation.
- Method Note
- How evidence is collected, distinguished, validated, and retested.
- Correction
- A visible amendment, clarification, withdrawal, or version record.
R / 04 Contact
Questions, corrections,
or research discussion.
nopath@nopathsecurity.com
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