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.

RT-01METHOD DESIGN

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 ↗

RT-02SOURCE REVIEW

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 ↗

RT-03SCOPE DEFINITION

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.

NIST SP 800-207 ↗CISA ZTMM v2 ↗

R / 02 Publication standard

Trust is part of
the research method.

  1. 01

    Source

    State where evidence came from and what may be cited or reproduced.

  2. 02

    Method

    Explain scope, authorization, validation steps, and evidence thresholds.

  3. 03

    Limits

    Keep assumptions, unknowns, applicability, and non-applicability visible.

  4. 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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