Output Validation Failure

Detects when validation steps are skipped or bypassed, or when approval is given despite failed checks.

Examples

• Agent approves code review without actually running the test suite
• Validation step exists in workflow but its results are ignored
• Agent marks output as "validated" when the validation actually failed
• No validation step at all in a workflow that processes sensitive data

Detection methods

Bypass Detection

Identifies patterns indicating validation was skipped

Performance Check

Detects when validation steps actually ran

False Approval

Catches approval despite failed checks

Presence Audit

Ensures validation steps exist where required

Subtypes

• validation bypassed
• validation skipped
• approval despite failure
• missing validation