diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.ConfigurationDatabase.Tests/AuditLogAppendOnlyGuardTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.ConfigurationDatabase.Tests/AuditLogAppendOnlyGuardTests.cs
index edfdd96a..4ff29cf7 100644
--- a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.ConfigurationDatabase.Tests/AuditLogAppendOnlyGuardTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.ConfigurationDatabase.Tests/AuditLogAppendOnlyGuardTests.cs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.ConfigurationDatabase.Tests;
 ///
 /// <b>Matching rule (see <c>ContainsAuditLogMutation</c> for full detail)</b>
 /// A line is flagged as a violation iff it matches the DML-syntax pattern:
-///   • <c>UPDATE\s+(?:dbo\.)?AuditLog\b</c>          — UPDATE targeting AuditLog
-///   • <c>DELETE\s+(?:FROM\s+)?(?:dbo\.)?AuditLog\b</c> — DELETE targeting AuditLog
+///   • <c>UPDATE\s+(?:\[?dbo\]?\.)?(?:\[?AuditLog\]?)\b</c>              — UPDATE targeting AuditLog
+///   • <c>DELETE\s+(?:FROM\s+)?(?:\[?dbo\]?\.)?(?:\[?AuditLog\]?)\b</c> — DELETE targeting AuditLog
 ///
 /// These tight DML-syntax patterns naturally exclude false positives:
 ///   - DENY UPDATE ON dbo.AuditLog … → "DENY" comes before UPDATE; the regex
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.ConfigurationDatabase.Tests;
 ///   - Comments like "// AuditLog … UPDATE …" → UPDATE is not immediately followed
 ///     by AuditLog (there are intervening words).
 ///   - DELETE FROM Notifications … → AuditLog not present.
+///
+/// <b>Known limitations:</b> This guard scans only raw SQL strings — EF Core methods
+/// such as <c>ExecuteDeleteAsync</c>, <c>ExecuteUpdateAsync</c>, and <c>RemoveRange</c>
+/// targeting the AuditLog entity are NOT covered and must never be introduced.
+/// Additionally, the scan is line-oriented: DML where the keyword and table name appear
+/// on separate lines is an accepted, undetected edge case.
 /// </summary>
 public class AuditLogAppendOnlyGuardTests
 {
@@ -72,10 +78,11 @@ public class AuditLogAppendOnlyGuardTests
     ///
     /// <b>Matching rule.</b> The regex requires the DML keyword to be
     /// immediately followed (possibly via FROM) by the optional schema prefix
-    /// <c>dbo.</c> and then the table name <c>AuditLog</c> as a whole word:
+    /// (<c>dbo.</c> or <c>[dbo].</c>) and then the table name <c>AuditLog</c>
+    /// or <c>[AuditLog]</c> as a whole word:
     /// <code>
-    ///   UPDATE\s+(?:dbo\.)?AuditLog\b
-    ///   DELETE\s+(?:FROM\s+)?(?:dbo\.)?AuditLog\b
+    ///   UPDATE\s+(?:\[?dbo\]?\.)?(?:\[?AuditLog\]?)\b
+    ///   DELETE\s+(?:FROM\s+)?(?:\[?dbo\]?\.)?(?:\[?AuditLog\]?)\b
     /// </code>
     /// This tight DML-syntax pattern naturally excludes false positives without
     /// any additional keyword checks:
@@ -106,23 +113,31 @@ public class AuditLogAppendOnlyGuardTests
         }
 
         // DML-syntax pattern: the UPDATE or DELETE keyword must be directly followed
-        // (optionally via FROM) by the optional "dbo." schema qualifier and then the
-        // table name "AuditLog" as a whole word.
+        // (optionally via FROM) by the optional schema qualifier and then the table name.
         //
-        //   UPDATE\s+(?:dbo\.)?AuditLog\b
-        //     matches: "UPDATE AuditLog …", "UPDATE dbo.AuditLog …"
-        //     does NOT match: "DENY UPDATE ON dbo.AuditLog" (UPDATE is followed by ON, not AuditLog)
+        // Schema sub-pattern  : (?:\[?dbo\]?\.)?
+        //   matches: nothing, "dbo.", "[dbo]."
         //
-        //   DELETE\s+(?:FROM\s+)?(?:dbo\.)?AuditLog\b
-        //     matches: "DELETE FROM AuditLog …", "DELETE FROM dbo.AuditLog …", "DELETE dbo.AuditLog …"
-        //     does NOT match: "DENY DELETE ON dbo.AuditLog" (DELETE is followed by ON, not FROM/AuditLog)
-        const string dmlPattern =
-            @"\bUPDATE\s+(?:dbo\.)?AuditLog\b" +
-            @"|\bDELETE\s+(?:FROM\s+)?(?:dbo\.)?AuditLog\b";
-
-        return Regex.IsMatch(text, dmlPattern, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+        // Table sub-pattern   : \[?AuditLog\]?
+        //   matches: "AuditLog", "[AuditLog]"
+        //
+        //   UPDATE\s+(?:\[?dbo\]?\.)?(?:\[?AuditLog\]?)\b
+        //     matches: "UPDATE AuditLog", "UPDATE dbo.AuditLog",
+        //              "UPDATE [AuditLog]", "UPDATE [dbo].[AuditLog]"
+        //     does NOT match: "DENY UPDATE ON dbo.AuditLog" (UPDATE is followed by ON)
+        //
+        //   DELETE\s+(?:FROM\s+)?(?:\[?dbo\]?\.)?(?:\[?AuditLog\]?)\b
+        //     matches: "DELETE FROM AuditLog", "DELETE FROM dbo.AuditLog",
+        //              "DELETE FROM [AuditLog]", "DELETE FROM [dbo].[AuditLog]"
+        //     does NOT match: "DENY DELETE ON dbo.AuditLog" (DELETE is followed by ON)
+        return AuditLogMutationPattern.IsMatch(text);
     }
 
+    private static readonly Regex AuditLogMutationPattern = new(
+        @"\bUPDATE\s+(?:\[?dbo\]?\.)?(?:\[?AuditLog\]?)\b" +
+        @"|\bDELETE\s+(?:FROM\s+)?(?:\[?dbo\]?\.)?(?:\[?AuditLog\]?)\b",
+        RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.Compiled);
+
     // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Guard test: scan every *.cs file in ConfigurationDatabase (excluding
     // Designer/Snapshot EF artefacts and the obj/ directory).
@@ -248,9 +263,28 @@ public class AuditLogAppendOnlyGuardTests
         Assert.True(ContainsAuditLogMutation(
             "update dbo.AuditLog set Actor = 'system' where Actor is null;"));
 
-        // AuditLog first, UPDATE second (reverse order — still a violation).
+        // AuditLog mentioned earlier in the line (e.g. in a comment prefix), with a real
+        // UPDATE dbo.AuditLog DML following — the DML occurrence must still be caught.
         Assert.True(ContainsAuditLogMutation(
             "-- AuditLog: UPDATE dbo.AuditLog SET x = 1"));
+
+        // ---- Bracketed identifier forms (SSMS-generated SQL) ----
+
+        // UPDATE [dbo].[AuditLog] — bracketed schema and bracketed table.
+        Assert.True(ContainsAuditLogMutation(
+            "UPDATE [dbo].[AuditLog] SET DetailsJson = @json WHERE EventId = @id;"));
+
+        // UPDATE [AuditLog] — bracketed table, no schema prefix.
+        Assert.True(ContainsAuditLogMutation(
+            "UPDATE [AuditLog] SET Status = 'Corrected' WHERE EventId = @id;"));
+
+        // DELETE FROM [dbo].[AuditLog] — bracketed schema and bracketed table.
+        Assert.True(ContainsAuditLogMutation(
+            "DELETE FROM [dbo].[AuditLog] WHERE OccurredAtUtc < @threshold;"));
+
+        // DELETE FROM [AuditLog] — bracketed table, no schema prefix.
+        Assert.True(ContainsAuditLogMutation(
+            "DELETE FROM [AuditLog] WHERE OccurredAtUtc < @threshold;"));
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -273,6 +307,10 @@ public class AuditLogAppendOnlyGuardTests
         Assert.False(ContainsAuditLogMutation(
             "DELETE FROM dbo.Notifications WHERE CompletedAtUtc < @cutoff;"));
 
+        // Notifications DELETE using bracketed identifiers — AuditLog not present:
+        Assert.False(ContainsAuditLogMutation(
+            "DELETE FROM [dbo].[Notifications] WHERE CompletedAtUtc < @cutoff;"));
+
         // SiteCalls DELETE (legitimate; AuditLog not present on the line):
         Assert.False(ContainsAuditLogMutation(
             "DELETE FROM dbo.SiteCalls WHERE TerminalAtUtc < @cutoff;"));