diff --git a/.jules/sentinel.md b/.jules/sentinel.md
index a8207a48..1915b087 100644
--- a/.jules/sentinel.md
+++ b/.jules/sentinel.md
@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@
 **Vulnerability:** Unvalidated inputs passed to `if()` statements can cause process crashes (`condition has length > 1`) or unexpected coercion vulnerabilities.
 **Learning:** In R, optional boolean parameters that default to `NULL` should be validated using explicit runtime type validation (e.g., `if (!is.null(flag) && (!is.logical(flag) || length(flag) != 1 || is.na(flag)))`).
 **Prevention:** Always implement explicit runtime type validation for optional boolean parameters.
+
+## 2024-05-18 - [Integer Overflow DoS in `readline()` Input Validation]
+**Vulnerability:** Broad numeric regex validation (`grepl("^[0-9]+$", n)`) allowed arbitrary length numerical strings from user input to be parsed. When coerced via `as.integer(n)`, integer overflows resulted in `NA` values and warning messages, which could crash logic checks (DoS).
+**Learning:** `readline()` input representing predefined options should be strictly checked against the expected literal string options (e.g., `n %in% c("1", "2")`) rather than allowing open-ended regex number matching prior to coercion.
+**Prevention:** Always validate categorical or strict-menu interactive inputs using exact string matching (`%in%`) before type coercion.
diff --git a/R/aFIPC.R b/R/aFIPC.R
index 62546519..118aca09 100644
--- a/R/aFIPC.R
+++ b/R/aFIPC.R
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ autoFIPC <-
       }
       for (attempt in seq_len(3)) {
         n <- readline(prompt = "Is it correct? (1: Yes 2: No) : ")
-        if (grepl("^[0-9]+$", n)) {
+        if (n %in% c("1", "2")) {
           return(as.integer(n))
         }
       }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ autoFIPC <-
               readline(
                 prompt = "Do you want to use default BILOG-MG priors for oldform Data? (1: Yes 2: No) : "
               )
-            if (grepl("^[0-9]+$", n)) {
+            if (n %in% c("1", "2")) {
               return(as.integer(n))
             }
           }
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ autoFIPC <-
               readline(
                 prompt = "Do you want to use default BILOG-MG priors for newform Data? (1: Yes 2: No) : "
               )
-            if (grepl("^[0-9]+$", n)) {
+            if (n %in% c("1", "2")) {
               return(as.integer(n))
             }
           }