{"version":"2.1.257","anchor":"policy-helper-execution-now-has-a-hard-capped-timeout-and-re","canonical_anchor":"policy-helper-execution-now-has-a-hard-capped-timeout-and-re","heading":"Policy helper execution now has a hard-capped timeout and reports timeouts explicitly","tier":"internal","area":"Permissions","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.257\/e\/policy-helper-execution-now-has-a-hard-capped-timeout-and-re","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.257","markdown":"### Policy helper execution now has a hard-capped timeout and reports timeouts explicitly\n\nThe policy helper subprocess now has a hard timeout cap and reports a distinct timed_out error.\n\npolicyHelper subprocess execution now clamps its configured timeout to an internal maximum, and when that limit is hit, returns a distinct `timed_out` error code with a \"timed out after Xms\" message instead of falling through to the generic exit-code handling.\n\n- Area: Permissions\n- Names: `policyHelper`\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5"}