fix(sandbox): allow HEAD where GET is permitted in L7 policy

crates/openshell-sandbox/data/sandbox-policy.rego

@@ -526,13 +526,19 @@ graphql_field_matches_any(field, patterns) if {
 }
 
 # Wildcard "*" matches any method; otherwise case-insensitive exact match.
+# RFC 9110 §9.3.2: HEAD is semantically identical to GET except no response body.
 method_matches(_, "*") if true
 
 method_matches(actual, expected) if {
 	expected != "*"
 	upper(actual) == upper(expected)
 }
 
+method_matches(actual, expected) if {
+	upper(actual) == "HEAD"
+	upper(expected) == "GET"
+}
+
 # Path matching: "**" matches everything; otherwise glob.match with "/" delimiter.
 #
 # INVARIANT: `input.request.path` is canonicalized by the sandbox before

crates/openshell-sandbox/src/opa.rs

@@ -4805,4 +4805,41 @@ network_policies:
             decision.reason
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn l7_head_allowed_where_get_is_allowed() {
+        let engine = l7_engine();
+        let input = l7_input("api.example.com", 8080, "HEAD", "/repos/myorg/foo");
+        assert!(eval_l7(&engine, &input));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn l7_head_denied_when_only_post_allowed() {
+        let engine = OpaEngine::from_strings(
+            TEST_POLICY,
+            "network_policies:\n  p:\n    name: p\n    endpoints:\n      - host: h.test\n        port: 80\n        protocol: rest\n        enforcement: enforce\n        rules:\n          - allow: {method: POST, path: \"/\"}\n    binaries:\n      - {path: /usr/bin/curl}\n",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let input = l7_input("h.test", 80, "HEAD", "/");
+        assert!(!eval_l7(&engine, &input));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn l7_options_not_implicitly_allowed_by_get() {
+        let engine = l7_engine();
+        let input = l7_input("api.example.com", 8080, "OPTIONS", "/repos/myorg/foo");
+        assert!(!eval_l7(&engine, &input));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn l7_head_blocked_by_deny_rule_targeting_get() {
+        // deny_rules use method_matches() too; a deny on GET must also block HEAD.
+        let engine = OpaEngine::from_strings(
+            TEST_POLICY,
+            "network_policies:\n  p:\n    name: p\n    endpoints:\n      - host: h.test\n        port: 80\n        protocol: rest\n        enforcement: enforce\n        access: full\n        deny_rules:\n          - method: GET\n            path: \"/protected\"\n    binaries:\n      - {path: /usr/bin/curl}\n",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let input = l7_input("h.test", 80, "HEAD", "/protected");
+        assert!(!eval_l7(&engine, &input));
+    }
 }