diff --git a/Game/scripts/control_plane_client.gd b/Game/scripts/control_plane_client.gd
index 3fa960b3..7a03a2d9 100644
--- a/Game/scripts/control_plane_client.gd
+++ b/Game/scripts/control_plane_client.gd
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ func _on_request_completed(result: HTTPRequest.Result, response_code: int, _head
 	if operation == "steam_session":
 		var returned_token := String(payload.get("access_token", ""))
 		var returned_player_id := String(payload.get("player_id", ""))
-		if returned_player_id.is_empty() or not is_valid_access_token(returned_token):
+		if not is_valid_resource_id(returned_player_id) or not is_valid_access_token(returned_token):
 			request_failed.emit(operation, response_code, "invalid session response")
 			return
 		player_id = returned_player_id
@@ -438,8 +438,18 @@ func _on_request_completed(result: HTTPRequest.Result, response_code: int, _head
 		session_expires_at = String(payload.get("expires_at", ""))
 		connect_event_stream()
 		session_changed.emit(player_id)
-	elif operation == "queue_create":
-		state.begin_queue(String(payload.get("ticket_id", "")), String(payload.get("playlist", "")))
+	elif operation == "queue_create" or operation == "queue_recover" or operation == "queue_heartbeat" or operation == "queue_cancel":
+		if not _valid_response_opaque_id(payload, "ticket_id"):
+			state.fail("Queue response contains an invalid ticket identifier")
+			request_failed.emit(operation, response_code, "invalid ticket identifier")
+			return
+		if operation == "queue_create":
+			state.begin_queue(String(payload["ticket_id"]), String(payload.get("playlist", "")))
+	elif operation.begins_with("proposal_"):
+		if not _valid_response_opaque_id(payload, "proposal_id"):
+			state.fail("Proposal response contains an invalid proposal identifier")
+			request_failed.emit(operation, response_code, "invalid proposal identifier")
+			return
 	if operation.begins_with("queue_"):
 		state.apply_ticket_update(normalize_ticket(payload))
 	elif operation.begins_with("proposal_"):
@@ -511,6 +521,10 @@ static func _valid_revision(value: Variant) -> bool:
 	return false
 
 
+static func _valid_response_opaque_id(payload: Dictionary, key: String) -> bool:
+	return payload.has(key) and payload[key] is String and is_valid_resource_id(String(payload[key]))
+
+
 func _on_resync_required(resource_id: String) -> void:
 	if not _operation.is_empty():
 		_pending_resync_resource_id = resource_id
diff --git a/Game/tests/cases/test_control_plane_client.gd b/Game/tests/cases/test_control_plane_client.gd
index 4eaa837f..3a077e19 100644
--- a/Game/tests/cases/test_control_plane_client.gd
+++ b/Game/tests/cases/test_control_plane_client.gd
@@ -151,6 +151,18 @@ func test_queue_conflict_response_handler_defers_ticket_recovery() -> void:
 	client.free()
 
 
+func test_rest_responses_reject_malformed_resource_identifiers() -> void:
+	var client := ControlPlaneClient.new()
+	client._ready()
+	client._operation = "queue_recover"
+	client._on_request_completed(HTTPRequest.RESULT_SUCCESS, 200, PackedStringArray(), JSON.stringify({"ticket_id": "short", "playlist": "casual", "revision": 0, "state": "QUEUED"}).to_utf8_buffer())
+	assert_eq(client.state.phase, MatchmakingState.FAILED, "malformed queue response is not projected")
+	client._operation = "proposal_recover"
+	client._on_request_completed(HTTPRequest.RESULT_SUCCESS, 200, PackedStringArray(), JSON.stringify({"proposal_id": "proposal/unsafe", "revision": 0, "state": "OPEN"}).to_utf8_buffer())
+	assert_eq(client.state.phase, MatchmakingState.FAILED, "malformed proposal response is not projected")
+	client.free()
+
+
 func test_assignment_endpoint_split_never_accepts_url_or_bad_port() -> void:
 	var endpoint := ControlPlaneClient._split_assignment_endpoint("127.0.0.1:31001")
 	assert_eq(endpoint["host"], "127.0.0.1", "assignment host is separated from the port")
diff --git a/multiplayer-next.md b/multiplayer-next.md
index 16e4d4ec..5bb4a05b 100644
--- a/multiplayer-next.md
+++ b/multiplayer-next.md
@@ -1601,6 +1601,8 @@ Authenticated client REST methods now enforce opaque ticket, proposal, and match
 
 Persisted matchmaking snapshots now apply the same opaque-ID validation to ticket and proposal identities, preventing malformed restart state from entering recovery.
 
+Control-plane REST responses now fail closed on malformed ticket, proposal, or session player IDs before projection, covering the server-to-client JSON boundary as well as request paths.
+
 Signed MatchNet claims now also require exact JSON string/integer types for every identity, protocol, expiry, slot, team, and generation field; string-number coercion is rejected before canonical signature verification.
 
 Presentation progress: a shared `Game/themes/cosmic_clash_theme.tres` now gives the menu, lobby, matchmaking, and settings surfaces consistent button, input, option, and label styling. The custom-font portion of `TODO.md` remains open until a distributable font asset is selected.