Coding (Platform)

Spring: Resolve duplicate updates for security filter update stream

A production request path returns inconsistent decisions during retries and concurrent updates. The affected area is security filter.

Repair the security filter update stream implementation so it keeps the latest valid version and reports stale conflicts.

Evidence

Affected surface: Spring / security filter.
Observed failure family: resolve duplicate updates.
Scope policy: region must equal eu-west.

What this task practices

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