diff --git a/.trinity/seals/src_port::trios::crates::trios-chat::rings::CR-CHAT-04::src::padding_byte_entropy_guard.json b/.trinity/seals/src_port::trios::crates::trios-chat::rings::CR-CHAT-04::src::padding_byte_entropy_guard.json
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+++ b/.trinity/seals/src_port::trios::crates::trios-chat::rings::CR-CHAT-04::src::padding_byte_entropy_guard.json
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+  "spec_path": "specs/port/trios/crates/trios-chat/rings/CR-CHAT-04/src/padding_byte_entropy_guard.t27",
+  "tests": {
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+    "failing": [],
+    "forced": false,
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+    "total": 14,
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+  },
+  "toolchain": {
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diff --git a/docs/reports/t27b_expectations.json b/docs/reports/t27b_expectations.json
index 3483595ccc..337a77dbed 100644
--- a/docs/reports/t27b_expectations.json
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@@ -859,6 +859,7 @@
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   {"path": "specs/port/trios/crates/trios-chat/rings/CR-CHAT-04/src/padding_block_size_alignment_guard.t27", "t27b": "pass"},
+  {"path": "specs/port/trios/crates/trios-chat/rings/CR-CHAT-04/src/padding_byte_entropy_guard.t27", "t27b": "pass"},
   {"path": "specs/port/trios/crates/trios-chat/rings/CR-CHAT-05/src/envelope_size_distribution_uniformity.t27", "t27b": "pass"},
   {"path": "specs/port/trios/crates/trios-chat/rings/CR-CHAT-07/src/blind_signature_sender_token.t27", "t27b": "pass"},
   {"path": "specs/port/trios/crates/trios-chat/rings/CR-CHAT-07/src/cover_decoy_ratio_governor.t27", "t27b": "pass"},
diff --git a/specs/port/trios/crates/trios-chat/rings/CR-CHAT-04/src/padding_byte_entropy_guard.t27 b/specs/port/trios/crates/trios-chat/rings/CR-CHAT-04/src/padding_byte_entropy_guard.t27
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+module port::trios::crates::trios-chat::rings::CR-CHAT-04::src::padding_byte_entropy_guard;
+
+// Port of gHashTag/trios crates/trios-chat/rings/CR-CHAT-04/src/padding_byte_entropy_guard.rs
+// (CR-CHAT-04 - Padding byte entropy guard, Wave-77 Lane A, requirement R-CHAT-4).
+//
+// Padding bytes must resist statistical separation from the encrypted
+// payload: not empty, within its length bounds, not one repeated byte,
+// at least PBEG_MIN_UNIQUE distinct values, and no single byte more
+// frequent than the PBEG_MAX_FREQ_RATIO_NUM/PBEG_MAX_FREQ_RATIO_DEN
+// ceiling. The original's BTreeMap frequency count becomes a fixed
+// 256-slot table indexed by the byte (the conventions' own form for a
+// key range that fits an array); the table is initialized from a
+// literal because the Rust backend leaves an uninitialized binding
+// unreadable (E0381, measured).
+//
+// The original returns Result<(), PaddingEntropyError>. This port
+// carries the verdict as a named struct (owner decision D5): Ok first,
+// then the six error variants in the original's declaration order -
+// TooShort, TooFewUnique, ByteTooFrequent, TooLong, AllSameByte, Empty.
+// The verdict carries the unique count TooFewUnique reports (got).
+
+// Minimum padding length.
+pub const PBEG_MIN_LEN: usize = 16;
+
+// Maximum padding length.
+pub const PBEG_MAX_LEN: usize = 65536;
+
+// Minimum unique byte values.
+pub const PBEG_MIN_UNIQUE: usize = 8;
+
+// Maximum frequency ratio numerator (max count / total).
+pub const PBEG_MAX_FREQ_RATIO_NUM: usize = 4;
+
+// Maximum frequency ratio denominator.
+pub const PBEG_MAX_FREQ_RATIO_DEN: usize = 10;
+
+// Verdict codes: Ok(()) and PaddingEntropyError's variants, in declaration order.
+pub enum PaddingEntropyCode {
+    Ok,
+    TooShort,
+    TooFewUnique,
+    ByteTooFrequent,
+    TooLong,
+    AllSameByte,
+    Empty,
+}
+
+// The verdict of the entropy validation, with the payload field the one
+// reporting variant carries.
+pub struct PaddingEntropyVerdict {
+    code: PaddingEntropyCode,
+    got: usize,
+}
+
+// The zeroed frequency table, initialized at declaration: the Rust
+// backend emits an uninitialized binding otherwise and the read on the
+// right side of the increment fails (E0381, measured).
+pub const PBEG_ZERO_TABLE: [256]u32 = [256]u32{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,};
+
+// The number of distinct byte values in the padding.
+pub fn unique_count(padding: []const u8) -> usize {
+    var freq: [256]u32 = PBEG_ZERO_TABLE;
+    for i in 0..padding.len {
+        const b: u8 = padding[i];
+        const slot: usize = @as(usize, b);
+        freq[slot] = freq[slot] + 1;
+    }
+    var unique: usize = 0;
+    for i in 0..256 {
+        if (freq[i] > 0) {
+            unique = unique + 1;
+        }
+    }
+    return unique;
+}
+
+// The highest single-byte count in the padding.
+pub fn max_count(padding: []const u8) -> u32 {
+    var freq: [256]u32 = PBEG_ZERO_TABLE;
+    for i in 0..padding.len {
+        const b: u8 = padding[i];
+        const slot: usize = @as(usize, b);
+        freq[slot] = freq[slot] + 1;
+    }
+    var m: u32 = 0;
+    for i in 0..256 {
+        if (freq[i] > m) {
+            m = freq[i];
+        }
+    }
+    return m;
+}
+
+// [VERIFIED] Validate that padding bytes have sufficient entropy.
+// Returns Ok only when every rule holds, checked in the original's
+// order: non-empty, at least PBEG_MIN_LEN long, at most PBEG_MAX_LEN
+// long, not one repeated byte, at least PBEG_MIN_UNIQUE distinct
+// values, and no byte more frequent than the ratio ceiling.
+pub fn validate_padding_entropy(padding: []const u8) -> PaddingEntropyVerdict {
+    if (padding.len == 0) {
+        return PaddingEntropyVerdict { code: PaddingEntropyCode.Empty, got: 0, };
+    }
+    if (padding.len < PBEG_MIN_LEN) {
+        return PaddingEntropyVerdict { code: PaddingEntropyCode.TooShort, got: 0, };
+    }
+    if (padding.len > PBEG_MAX_LEN) {
+        return PaddingEntropyVerdict { code: PaddingEntropyCode.TooLong, got: 0, };
+    }
+    const first: u8 = padding[0];
+    var same: bool = true;
+    for i in 0..padding.len {
+        if (padding[i] != first) {
+            same = false;
+        }
+    }
+    if (same) {
+        return PaddingEntropyVerdict { code: PaddingEntropyCode.AllSameByte, got: 0, };
+    }
+    const unique: usize = unique_count(padding);
+    if (unique < PBEG_MIN_UNIQUE) {
+        return PaddingEntropyVerdict { code: PaddingEntropyCode.TooFewUnique, got: unique, };
+    }
+    const m: u32 = max_count(padding);
+    if (@as(u64, m) * @as(u64, PBEG_MAX_FREQ_RATIO_DEN) > @as(u64, padding.len) * @as(u64, PBEG_MAX_FREQ_RATIO_NUM)) {
+        return PaddingEntropyVerdict { code: PaddingEntropyCode.ByteTooFrequent, got: 0, };
+    }
+    return PaddingEntropyVerdict { code: PaddingEntropyCode.Ok, got: 0, };
+}
+
+// The fixtures of the tests, precomputed literal tables: the original
+// builds each by arithmetic over its index; the literals carry the same
+// bytes without a narrowing cast.
+pub const PBEG_GOOD: [16]u8 = [16]u8{42, 59, 76, 93, 110, 127, 144, 161, 178, 195, 212, 229, 246, 7, 24, 41,};
+pub const PBEG_MOD3: [16]u8 = [16]u8{0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2, 0,};
+pub const PBEG_ALT: [16]u8 = [16]u8{1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0,};
+pub const PBEG_MINL: [16]u8 = [16]u8{7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77, 84, 91, 98, 105, 112,};
+pub const PBEG_BIG: [256]u8 = [256]u8{17, 148, 23, 154, 29, 160, 35, 166, 41, 172, 47, 178, 53, 184, 59, 190, 65, 196, 71, 202, 77, 208, 83, 214, 89, 220, 95, 226, 101, 232, 107, 238, 113, 244, 119, 250, 125, 0, 131, 6, 137, 12, 143, 18, 149, 24, 155, 30, 161, 36, 167, 42, 173, 48, 179, 54, 185, 60, 191, 66, 197, 72, 203, 78, 209, 84, 215, 90, 221, 96, 227, 102, 233, 108, 239, 114, 245, 120, 251, 126, 1, 132, 7, 138, 13, 144, 19, 150, 25, 156, 31, 162, 37, 168, 43, 174, 49, 180, 55, 186, 61, 192, 67, 198, 73, 204, 79, 210, 85, 216, 91, 222, 97, 228, 103, 234, 109, 240, 115, 246, 121, 252, 127, 2, 133, 8, 139, 14, 145, 20, 151, 26, 157, 32, 163, 38, 169, 44, 175, 50, 181, 56, 187, 62, 193, 68, 199, 74, 205, 80, 211, 86, 217, 92, 223, 98, 229, 104, 235, 110, 241, 116, 247, 122, 253, 128, 3, 134, 9, 140, 15, 146, 21, 152, 27, 158, 33, 164, 39, 170, 45, 176, 51, 182, 57, 188, 63, 194, 69, 200, 75, 206, 81, 212, 87, 218, 93, 224, 99, 230, 105, 236, 111, 242, 117, 248, 123, 254, 129, 4, 135, 10, 141, 16, 147, 22, 153, 28, 159, 34, 165, 40, 171, 46, 177, 52, 183, 58, 189, 64, 195, 70, 201, 76, 207, 82, 213, 88, 219, 94, 225, 100, 231, 106, 237, 112, 243, 118, 249, 124, 255, 130, 5, 136, 11, 142,};
+pub const PBEG_EXACT: [16]u8 = [16]u8{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,};
+pub const PBEG_FREQ: [16]u8 = [16]u8{0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 3, 0, 4, 0, 5, 0, 6, 0, 7, 0, 1,};
+
+// **PBEG-01** - too short rejected: 4 of a minimum 16.
+test pbeg_01_too_short_rejected {
+    const xs: [4]u8 = [4]u8{1, 2, 3, 4,};
+    const v = validate_padding_entropy(&xs);
+    assert(v.code == PaddingEntropyCode.TooShort);
+}
+
+// **PBEG-02** - too few unique bytes rejected: three distinct values of
+// a required eight, reported in the verdict's got.
+test pbeg_02_too_few_unique_rejected {
+    const v = validate_padding_entropy(&PBEG_MOD3);
+    assert(v.code == PaddingEntropyCode.TooFewUnique);
+    assert(v.got == 3);
+}
+
+// **PBEG-03** - the alternating fixture of the original. The original
+// discards the verdict; this port asserts the deterministic outcome of
+// the same bytes, which the rule order makes TooFewUnique with two
+// distinct values, so the port is not vacuous.
+test pbeg_03_alternating_reports_two_unique {
+    const v = validate_padding_entropy(&PBEG_ALT);
+    assert(v.code == PaddingEntropyCode.TooFewUnique);
+    assert(v.got == 2);
+}
+
+// **PBEG-04** - too long rejected: 65537 of a maximum 65536, built in a
+// loop like the original's; the length rule fires before any scan.
+test pbeg_04_too_long_rejected {
+    var big: [65537]u8;
+    for i in 0..65537 {
+        big[i] = 0xAB;
+    }
+    const v = validate_padding_entropy(&big);
+    assert(v.code == PaddingEntropyCode.TooLong);
+}
+
+// **PBEG-05** - all same byte rejected: sixteen 0x42.
+test pbeg_05_all_same_rejected {
+    const xs: [16]u8 = [16]u8{66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66,};
+    const v = validate_padding_entropy(&xs);
+    assert(v.code == PaddingEntropyCode.AllSameByte);
+}
+
+// **PBEG-06** - empty rejected.
+test pbeg_06_empty_rejected {
+    const xs: [0]u8 = [0]u8{};
+    const v = validate_padding_entropy(&xs);
+    assert(v.code == PaddingEntropyCode.Empty);
+}
+
+// **PBEG-07** - good padding accepted.
+test pbeg_07_good_accepted {
+    const v = validate_padding_entropy(&PBEG_GOOD);
+    assert(v.code == PaddingEntropyCode.Ok);
+}
+
+// **PBEG-08** - the minimum length with diverse bytes accepted.
+test pbeg_08_min_len_accepted {
+    const v = validate_padding_entropy(&PBEG_MINL);
+    assert(v.code == PaddingEntropyCode.Ok);
+}
+
+// **PBEG-09** - large padding accepted: all 256 byte values once.
+test pbeg_09_large_accepted {
+    const v = validate_padding_entropy(&PBEG_BIG);
+    assert(v.code == PaddingEntropyCode.Ok);
+}
+
+// **PBEG-10** - exactly the minimum eight unique bytes accepted.
+test pbeg_10_exact_unique_accepted {
+    const v = validate_padding_entropy(&PBEG_EXACT);
+    assert(v.code == PaddingEntropyCode.Ok);
+}
+
+// The byte-too-frequent branch: eight zeros among sixteen bytes is more
+// than the 4/10 ceiling (80 over 64), while the eight distinct values
+// pass the unique rule first - the original has no asserting test for
+// this branch (its PBEG-03 discards), so this direct test covers it.
+test pbeg_freq_branch_rejected {
+    const v = validate_padding_entropy(&PBEG_FREQ);
+    assert(v.code == PaddingEntropyCode.ByteTooFrequent);
+}
+
+// The two helpers have direct tests (coverage: Untested 0).
+test unique_count_answers {
+    assert(unique_count(&PBEG_MOD3) == 3);
+    assert(unique_count(&PBEG_EXACT) == 16);
+    assert(unique_count(&PBEG_GOOD) == 16);
+}
+
+test max_count_answers {
+    assert(max_count(&PBEG_MOD3) == 6);
+    assert(max_count(&PBEG_EXACT) == 1);
+}
+
+// Rule order is the original's: emptiness before length, the short
+// bound before the long bound, the long bound before the same-byte
+// scan, the same-byte scan before the unique count, and the unique
+// count before the frequency ceiling.
+test rule_order_matches_original {
+    const xs: [4]u8 = [4]u8{1, 2, 3, 4,};
+    const va = validate_padding_entropy(&xs);
+    assert(va.code == PaddingEntropyCode.TooShort);
+
+    var big: [65537]u8;
+    for i in 0..65537 {
+        big[i] = 0xAB;
+    }
+    const vb = validate_padding_entropy(&big);
+    assert(vb.code == PaddingEntropyCode.TooLong);
+
+    const vc = validate_padding_entropy(&PBEG_MOD3);
+    assert(vc.code == PaddingEntropyCode.TooFewUnique);
+}