ConfigurableRule rule = new ConfigurableRule();
        rule.setRuleId("nullTest");
        rule.setResponseProcessor(new TestResponseProcessor("nullProcessor"));

        // Should handle null gracefully
        assertFalse(rule.match(null));
    }

    /**
     * Test Rule with null rule ID
     */
    public void test_nullRuleId() {

        }
    }

    @Nested
    @DisplayName("Encoding Tests")
    class EncodingTests {

        @Test
        @DisplayName("encode_in should handle null binding gracefully")
        void testEncodeInWithNullBinding() throws Exception {
            // Given
            when(mockHandle.getMaxXmit()).thenReturn(1024);
            when(mockHandle.getMaxRecv()).thenReturn(1024);

    
    SmbSession session = new SmbSession(context, transport);
    session.initializeWitnessSupport();
    
    // Should either find witness service or gracefully handle absence
    // No exception should be thrown
}

private static class TestWitnessListener implements WitnessClient.WitnessNotificationListener {
    private volatile boolean notificationReceived = false;

            byte[] shortFileId = new byte[8];
            Arrays.fill(shortFileId, (byte) 0xAB);
            request.setFileId(shortFileId);

            byte[] buffer = new byte[256];

            // Should handle gracefully or throw appropriate exception
            assertThrows(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.class, () -> request.writeBytesWireFormat(buffer, 0));
        }

        @Test

                } catch (Exception e) {
                    log.error("Error processing audit log entry", e);
                }
            }
        });
    }

    /**
     * Shutdown the audit logger gracefully
     */
    public void shutdown() {
        shutdown = true;
        logExecutor.shutdown();
        try {
            if (!logExecutor.awaitTermination(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)) {

            crawlingInfoHelper.putToInfoMap(key, dateFormat.format(new Date()));
        }
    }

    /**
     * Waits for a crawler thread to complete execution.
     * This method handles interruptions gracefully and logs when a crawler process is interrupted.
     *
     * @param crawlerThread the thread to wait for; null threads are ignored
     */
    private void joinCrawlerThread(final Thread crawlerThread) {

4. **Backward Compatibility**: Must maintain compatibility with SMB2/SMB1

### Mitigation Strategies
1. Implement features behind configuration flags
2. Provide graceful fallback mechanisms
3. Extensive testing with various server configurations
4. Phased rollout with beta testing

## Resource Requirements

### Development Team

                ist.interrupt();
            }
        }
        return -1; // Indicate failure
    }

    /**
     * Timer task for destroying processes that exceed their timeout.
     * Handles graceful and forceful termination of thumbnail generation processes.
     */
    protected static class ProcessDestroyer extends TimerTask {

        /** The process to monitor and destroy. */
        private final Process p;