diff --git a/multiplayer-next.md b/multiplayer-next.md
index 3873d27f..47379483 100644
--- a/multiplayer-next.md
+++ b/multiplayer-next.md
@@ -1406,3 +1406,5 @@ Read-only authenticated queue, proposal, assignment, legacy profile, and ranked-
 Allocated join admission now retains and applies the signed assignment’s authoritative team and global slot: peer order can no longer rebalance a valid allocation, and inconsistent team/slot claims are rejected before roster admission. The server exposes the verified assignment list for allocation-aware startup and uses the per-team spawn index derived from the assigned slot. Go verification is clean; Godot execution remains blocked by the documented macOS pre-test crash.
 
 Allocated boot now also validates the complete signed roster shape before opening the gameplay endpoint: malformed claims, duplicate player identities, duplicate slots, and team/global-slot mismatches fail closed rather than leaving a partially usable server. The Godot `--check-only` attempt still reaches the known macOS renderer/ZSTD crash before script parsing, so this startup guard remains statically reviewed and covered by the existing signed-claim tests pending a working Godot runtime.
+
+The control plane now mirrors that topology fence at roster publication: signed entries with duplicate players, duplicate slots, or a team inconsistent with the canonical global slot are rejected before durable assignment rows are written. Focused store tests cover forged topology and duplicate entries; normal/race Go suites and vet pass.
diff --git a/server/store/assignment_sql.go b/server/store/assignment_sql.go
index 72f95668..7965e613 100644
--- a/server/store/assignment_sql.go
+++ b/server/store/assignment_sql.go
@@ -149,11 +149,21 @@ func SaveVerifiedAssignmentRoster(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, assignment do
 	}
 	digest := domain.ManifestDigest(assignment.Manifest)
 	rows := make([]DurableAssignment, 0, len(roster))
+	seenPlayers := make(map[string]struct{}, len(roster))
+	seenSlots := make(map[int]struct{}, len(roster))
 	for _, signed := range roster {
 		auth := signed.Authorisation
 		if err := validateSignedRosterEntry(assignment, signed, verify); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if _, exists := seenPlayers[auth.PlayerID]; exists {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid signed assignment roster: duplicate player")
+		}
+		if _, exists := seenSlots[auth.Slot]; exists {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid signed assignment roster: duplicate slot")
+		}
+		seenPlayers[auth.PlayerID] = struct{}{}
+		seenSlots[auth.Slot] = struct{}{}
 		envelope, err := json.Marshal(signed)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("encode signed assignment roster: %w", err)
@@ -172,7 +182,7 @@ func SaveVerifiedAssignmentRoster(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB, assignment do
 
 func validateSignedRosterEntry(assignment domain.Assignment, signed domain.SignedJoinAuthorisation, verify func([]byte, []byte) bool) error {
 	auth := signed.Authorisation
-	if len(signed.Signature) == 0 || verify == nil || !verify(domain.JoinAuthorisationBytes(auth), signed.Signature) || auth.MatchID != assignment.Allocation.MatchID || auth.ServerID != assignment.Allocation.ServerID || auth.Protocol != strconv.Itoa(assignment.Allocation.Protocol) || auth.PlayerID == "" || auth.Slot < 0 || auth.Slot > 5 || auth.ExpiresAt.IsZero() {
+	if len(signed.Signature) == 0 || verify == nil || !verify(domain.JoinAuthorisationBytes(auth), signed.Signature) || auth.MatchID != assignment.Allocation.MatchID || auth.ServerID != assignment.Allocation.ServerID || auth.Protocol != strconv.Itoa(assignment.Allocation.Protocol) || auth.PlayerID == "" || auth.Slot < 0 || auth.Slot > 5 || auth.Team < 0 || auth.Team > 1 || auth.Slot/3 != auth.Team || auth.ExpiresAt.IsZero() {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid signed assignment roster")
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/server/store/assignment_sql_test.go b/server/store/assignment_sql_test.go
index dbc8e076..211158f3 100644
--- a/server/store/assignment_sql_test.go
+++ b/server/store/assignment_sql_test.go
@@ -57,4 +57,14 @@ func TestSignedRosterRequiresCryptographicVerification(t *testing.T) {
 	}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("valid signature rejected: %v", err)
 	}
+	wrongTeam := signed
+	wrongTeam.Authorisation.Slot = 3
+	wrongTeam.Authorisation.Team = 0
+	if err := validateSignedRosterEntry(assignment, wrongTeam, func([]byte, []byte) bool { return true }); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("team/slot mismatch accepted")
+	}
+	duplicate := signed
+	if err := SaveVerifiedAssignmentRoster(nil, nil, assignment, []domain.SignedJoinAuthorisation{signed, duplicate}, func([]byte, []byte) bool { return true }); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("duplicate roster player accepted")
+	}
 }