diff --git a/nanobot/channels/email.py b/nanobot/channels/email.py
index 36cafc995..401da7bb6 100644
--- a/nanobot/channels/email.py
+++ b/nanobot/channels/email.py
@@ -407,6 +407,12 @@ class EmailChannel(BaseChannel):
                     self._remember_processed_uid(uid, dedupe, cycle_uids)
                     continue
 
+                if not self.is_allowed(sender):
+                    self._remember_processed_uid(uid, dedupe, cycle_uids)
+                    if mark_seen:
+                        client.store(imap_id, "+FLAGS", "\\Seen")
+                    continue
+
                 subject = self._decode_header_value(parsed.get("Subject", ""))
                 date_value = parsed.get("Date", "")
                 message_id = parsed.get("Message-ID", "").strip()
diff --git a/nanobot/channels/feishu.py b/nanobot/channels/feishu.py
index 7e65b6210..6fe8b9d5f 100644
--- a/nanobot/channels/feishu.py
+++ b/nanobot/channels/feishu.py
@@ -1644,15 +1644,7 @@ class FeishuChannel(BaseChannel):
             logger.debug("Feishu raw message: {}", message.content)
             logger.debug("Feishu mentions: {}", getattr(message, "mentions", None))
 
-            # Deduplication check
             message_id = message.message_id
-            if message_id in self._processed_message_ids:
-                return
-            self._processed_message_ids[message_id] = None
-
-            # Trim cache
-            while len(self._processed_message_ids) > 1000:
-                self._processed_message_ids.popitem(last=False)
 
             # Skip bot messages
             if sender.sender_type == "bot":
@@ -1663,10 +1655,22 @@ class FeishuChannel(BaseChannel):
             chat_type = message.chat_type
             msg_type = message.message_type
 
+            if not self.is_allowed(sender_id):
+                return
+
             if chat_type == "group" and not self._is_group_message_for_bot(message):
                 logger.debug("Feishu: skipping group message (not mentioned)")
                 return
 
+            # Deduplication check
+            if message_id in self._processed_message_ids:
+                return
+            self._processed_message_ids[message_id] = None
+
+            # Trim cache
+            while len(self._processed_message_ids) > 1000:
+                self._processed_message_ids.popitem(last=False)
+
             # Add reaction (non-blocking — tracked background task)
             task = asyncio.create_task(
                 self._add_reaction(message_id, self.config.react_emoji)
diff --git a/nanobot/channels/qq.py b/nanobot/channels/qq.py
index 00338229a..ef70cc943 100644
--- a/nanobot/channels/qq.py
+++ b/nanobot/channels/qq.py
@@ -474,24 +474,28 @@ class QQChannel(BaseChannel):
     async def _on_message(self, data: C2CMessage | GroupMessage, is_group: bool = False) -> None:
         """Parse inbound message, download attachments, and publish to the bus."""
         try:
-            if data.id in self._processed_ids:
-                return
-            self._processed_ids.append(data.id)
-
             if is_group:
                 chat_id = data.group_openid
                 user_id = data.author.member_openid
-                self._chat_type_cache[chat_id] = "group"
+                chat_type = "group"
             else:
                 chat_id = str(
                     getattr(data.author, "id", None)
                     or getattr(data.author, "user_openid", "unknown")
                 )
                 user_id = chat_id
-                self._chat_type_cache[chat_id] = "c2c"
+                chat_type = "c2c"
 
             content = (data.content or "").strip()
 
+            if not self.is_allowed(user_id):
+                return
+
+            if data.id in self._processed_ids:
+                return
+            self._processed_ids.append(data.id)
+            self._chat_type_cache[chat_id] = chat_type
+
             # the data used by tests don't contain attachments property
             # so we use getattr with a default of [] to avoid AttributeError in tests
             attachments = getattr(data, "attachments", None) or []
diff --git a/nanobot/channels/telegram.py b/nanobot/channels/telegram.py
index eecb73225..492b3ef50 100644
--- a/nanobot/channels/telegram.py
+++ b/nanobot/channels/telegram.py
@@ -993,6 +993,9 @@ class TelegramChannel(BaseChannel):
             return
         message = update.message
         user = update.effective_user
+        sender_id = self._sender_id(user)
+        if not self.is_allowed(sender_id):
+            return
         self._remember_thread_context(message)
 
         # Strip @bot_username suffix if present
@@ -1004,7 +1007,7 @@ class TelegramChannel(BaseChannel):
         content = self._normalize_telegram_command(content)
 
         await self._handle_message(
-            sender_id=self._sender_id(user),
+            sender_id=sender_id,
             chat_id=str(message.chat_id),
             content=content,
             metadata=self._build_message_metadata(message, user),
@@ -1264,6 +1267,8 @@ class TelegramChannel(BaseChannel):
         if not chat_id:
             logger.warning("Callback query without chat_id")
             return
+        if not self.is_allowed(sender_id):
+            return
         button_label = query.data or ""
         await query.answer()
         if query.message:
diff --git a/nanobot/channels/wecom.py b/nanobot/channels/wecom.py
index 69bdf3f08..ce3e7ed51 100644
--- a/nanobot/channels/wecom.py
+++ b/nanobot/channels/wecom.py
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
 from loguru import logger
+from pydantic import Field
 
 from nanobot.bus.events import OutboundMessage
 from nanobot.bus.queue import MessageBus
 from nanobot.channels.base import BaseChannel
 from nanobot.config.paths import get_media_dir
 from nanobot.config.schema import Base
-from pydantic import Field
 
 WECOM_AVAILABLE = importlib.util.find_spec("wecom_aibot_sdk") is not None
 
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ class WecomChannel(BaseChannel):
 
             chat_id = body.get("chatid", "") if isinstance(body, dict) else ""
 
+            if chat_id and not self.is_allowed(chat_id):
+                return
+
             if chat_id and self.config.welcome_message:
                 await self._client.reply_welcome(frame, {
                     "msgtype": "text",
@@ -233,6 +236,12 @@ class WecomChannel(BaseChannel):
             if not msg_id:
                 msg_id = f"{body.get('chatid', '')}_{body.get('sendertime', '')}"
 
+            # Extract sender info from "from" field (SDK format)
+            from_info = body.get("from", {})
+            sender_id = from_info.get("userid", "unknown") if isinstance(from_info, dict) else "unknown"
+            if not self.is_allowed(sender_id):
+                return
+
             # Deduplication check
             if msg_id in self._processed_message_ids:
                 return
@@ -242,10 +251,6 @@ class WecomChannel(BaseChannel):
             while len(self._processed_message_ids) > 1000:
                 self._processed_message_ids.popitem(last=False)
 
-            # Extract sender info from "from" field (SDK format)
-            from_info = body.get("from", {})
-            sender_id = from_info.get("userid", "unknown") if isinstance(from_info, dict) else "unknown"
-
             # For single chat, chatid is the sender's userid
             # For group chat, chatid is provided in body
             chat_type = body.get("chattype", "single")
@@ -424,9 +429,9 @@ class WecomChannel(BaseChannel):
             # MD5 is used for file integrity only, not cryptographic security
             md5_hash = hashlib.md5(data).hexdigest()
 
-            CHUNK_SIZE = 512 * 1024  # 512 KB raw (before base64)
+            chunk_size = 512 * 1024  # 512 KB raw (before base64)
             mv = memoryview(data)
-            chunk_list = [bytes(mv[i : i + CHUNK_SIZE]) for i in range(0, file_size, CHUNK_SIZE)]
+            chunk_list = [bytes(mv[i : i + chunk_size]) for i in range(0, file_size, chunk_size)]
             n_chunks = len(chunk_list)
             del mv, data
 
diff --git a/nanobot/channels/weixin.py b/nanobot/channels/weixin.py
index 68fbed85d..af82984b2 100644
--- a/nanobot/channels/weixin.py
+++ b/nanobot/channels/weixin.py
@@ -588,20 +588,24 @@ class WeixinChannel(BaseChannel):
         if msg.get("message_type") == MESSAGE_TYPE_BOT:
             return
 
-        # Deduplication by message_id
         msg_id = str(msg.get("message_id", "") or msg.get("seq", ""))
         if not msg_id:
             msg_id = f"{msg.get('from_user_id', '')}_{msg.get('create_time_ms', '')}"
+
+        from_user_id = msg.get("from_user_id", "") or ""
+        if not from_user_id:
+            return
+
+        if not self.is_allowed(from_user_id):
+            return
+
+        # Deduplication by message_id
         if msg_id in self._processed_ids:
             return
         self._processed_ids[msg_id] = None
         while len(self._processed_ids) > 1000:
             self._processed_ids.popitem(last=False)
 
-        from_user_id = msg.get("from_user_id", "") or ""
-        if not from_user_id:
-            return
-
         # Cache context_token (required for all replies — inbound.ts:23-27)
         ctx_token = msg.get("context_token", "")
         if ctx_token:
diff --git a/nanobot/channels/whatsapp.py b/nanobot/channels/whatsapp.py
index 74d53203f..26869de18 100644
--- a/nanobot/channels/whatsapp.py
+++ b/nanobot/channels/whatsapp.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import os
 import secrets
 import shutil
 import subprocess
-from contextlib import suppress
 from collections import OrderedDict
+from contextlib import suppress
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Literal
 
@@ -214,13 +214,6 @@ class WhatsAppChannel(BaseChannel):
             content = data.get("content", "")
             message_id = data.get("id", "")
 
-            if message_id:
-                if message_id in self._processed_message_ids:
-                    return
-                self._processed_message_ids[message_id] = None
-                while len(self._processed_message_ids) > 1000:
-                    self._processed_message_ids.popitem(last=False)
-
             # Extract just the phone number or lid as chat_id
             is_group = data.get("isGroup", False)
             was_mentioned = data.get("wasMentioned", False)
@@ -246,9 +239,19 @@ class WhatsAppChannel(BaseChannel):
                 elif extracted and not phone_id:
                     phone_id = extracted  # best guess for bare values
 
+            sender_id = phone_id or self._lid_to_phone.get(lid_id, "") or lid_id or id_a or id_b
+            if not self.is_allowed(sender_id):
+                return
+
+            if message_id:
+                if message_id in self._processed_message_ids:
+                    return
+                self._processed_message_ids[message_id] = None
+                while len(self._processed_message_ids) > 1000:
+                    self._processed_message_ids.popitem(last=False)
+
             if phone_id and lid_id:
                 self._lid_to_phone[lid_id] = phone_id
-            sender_id = phone_id or self._lid_to_phone.get(lid_id, "") or lid_id or id_a or id_b
 
             logger.info("Sender phone={} lid={} → sender_id={}", phone_id or "(empty)", lid_id or "(empty)", sender_id)
 
diff --git a/tests/channels/test_email_channel.py b/tests/channels/test_email_channel.py
index 98343522c..cb5aed45e 100644
--- a/tests/channels/test_email_channel.py
+++ b/tests/channels/test_email_channel.py
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-from email.message import EmailMessage
-from datetime import date
-from pathlib import Path
 import imaplib
+from datetime import date
+from email.message import EmailMessage
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
 from nanobot.bus.events import OutboundMessage
 from nanobot.bus.queue import MessageBus
-from nanobot.channels.email import EmailChannel
-from nanobot.channels.email import EmailConfig
+from nanobot.channels.email import EmailChannel, EmailConfig
 
 
 def _make_config(**overrides) -> EmailConfig:
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ def _make_config(**overrides) -> EmailConfig:
         smtp_username="bot@example.com",
         smtp_password="secret",
         mark_seen=True,
+        allow_from=["*"],
         # Disable auth verification by default so existing tests are unaffected
         verify_dkim=False,
         verify_spf=False,
@@ -707,8 +707,8 @@ def test_email_content_tagged_with_email_context(monkeypatch) -> None:
 
 def test_check_authentication_results_method() -> None:
     """Unit test for the _check_authentication_results static method."""
-    from email.parser import BytesParser
     from email import policy
+    from email.parser import BytesParser
 
     # No Authentication-Results header
     msg_no_auth = EmailMessage()
@@ -788,6 +788,32 @@ def _make_raw_email_with_attachment(
     return msg.as_bytes()
 
 
+def test_fetch_new_messages_ignores_unauthorized_sender_before_attachments(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    raw = _make_raw_email_with_attachment(from_addr="blocked@example.com")
+    fake = _make_fake_imap(raw)
+    monkeypatch.setattr("nanobot.channels.email.imaplib.IMAP4_SSL", lambda _h, _p: fake)
+
+    called = {"attachments": False}
+
+    def _extract_attachments(*_args, **_kwargs):
+        called["attachments"] = True
+        return []
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(EmailChannel, "_extract_attachments", _extract_attachments)
+
+    cfg = _make_config(
+        allow_from=["allowed@example.com"],
+        allowed_attachment_types=["application/pdf"],
+        verify_dkim=False,
+        verify_spf=False,
+    )
+    channel = EmailChannel(cfg, MessageBus())
+
+    assert channel._fetch_new_messages() == []
+    assert called["attachments"] is False
+    assert fake.store_calls == [(b"1", "+FLAGS", "\\Seen")]
+
+
 def test_extract_attachments_saves_pdf(tmp_path, monkeypatch) -> None:
     """PDF attachment is saved to media dir and path returned in media list."""
     monkeypatch.setattr("nanobot.channels.email.get_media_dir", lambda ch: tmp_path)
diff --git a/tests/channels/test_feishu_reply.py b/tests/channels/test_feishu_reply.py
index 31d3a1d71..cc7e21e5f 100644
--- a/tests/channels/test_feishu_reply.py
+++ b/tests/channels/test_feishu_reply.py
@@ -806,3 +806,26 @@ def test_on_background_task_done_removes_from_set() -> None:
         loop.close()
 
     assert task not in channel._background_tasks
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_on_message_ignores_unauthorized_sender_before_side_effects() -> None:
+    channel = _make_feishu_channel(group_policy="open")
+    channel.config.allow_from = ["ou_allowed"]
+    channel._add_reaction = AsyncMock()
+    channel._download_and_save_media = AsyncMock(return_value=("/tmp/audio.ogg", "[audio]"))
+    channel.transcribe_audio = AsyncMock(return_value="transcript")
+    channel._handle_message = AsyncMock()
+
+    event = _make_feishu_event(
+        msg_type="audio",
+        content='{"file_key": "file_1"}',
+        sender_open_id="ou_blocked",
+    )
+
+    await channel._on_message(event)
+
+    channel._add_reaction.assert_not_awaited()
+    channel._download_and_save_media.assert_not_awaited()
+    channel.transcribe_audio.assert_not_awaited()
+    channel._handle_message.assert_not_awaited()
diff --git a/tests/channels/test_qq_media.py b/tests/channels/test_qq_media.py
index 80a5ad20e..e2de72f28 100644
--- a/tests/channels/test_qq_media.py
+++ b/tests/channels/test_qq_media.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Tests for QQ channel media support: helpers, send, inbound, and upload."""
 
 from types import SimpleNamespace
-from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -182,6 +182,35 @@ async def test_send_media_failure_falls_back_to_text() -> None:
     assert "bad.png" in failure_calls[0]["content"]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_on_message_ignores_unauthorized_sender_before_attachments_and_ack() -> None:
+    channel = QQChannel(
+        QQConfig(
+            app_id="app",
+            secret="secret",
+            allow_from=["allowed-user"],
+            ack_message="Processing...",
+        ),
+        MessageBus(),
+    )
+    channel._client = _FakeClient()
+    channel._handle_attachments = AsyncMock(return_value=(["/tmp/a.png"], ["file"], []))
+    channel._handle_message = AsyncMock()
+
+    data = SimpleNamespace(
+        id="msg-blocked",
+        content="hello",
+        author=SimpleNamespace(user_openid="blocked-user"),
+        attachments=[SimpleNamespace(filename="a.png")],
+    )
+
+    await channel._on_message(data, is_group=False)
+
+    channel._handle_attachments.assert_not_awaited()
+    channel._handle_message.assert_not_awaited()
+    assert channel._client.api.c2c_calls == []
+
+
 # ── _on_message() exception handling ────────────────────────────────
 
 
diff --git a/tests/channels/test_telegram_channel.py b/tests/channels/test_telegram_channel.py
index 591df84f4..2ae5cce9f 100644
--- a/tests/channels/test_telegram_channel.py
+++ b/tests/channels/test_telegram_channel.py
@@ -1802,3 +1802,32 @@ async def test_send_uses_native_keyboard_when_flag_on() -> None:
     sent = channel._app.bot.sent_messages[0]
     assert isinstance(sent.get("reply_markup"), InlineKeyboardMarkup)
     assert "[Yes]" not in sent["text"]  # native keyboard owns the rendering
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_callback_query_ignores_unauthorized_user_before_side_effects() -> None:
+    channel = TelegramChannel(
+        TelegramConfig(enabled=True, token="123:abc", allow_from=["999"], inline_keyboards=True),
+        MessageBus(),
+    )
+    channel._handle_message = AsyncMock()
+
+    query = SimpleNamespace(
+        id="cb_1",
+        data="Yes",
+        answer=AsyncMock(),
+        message=SimpleNamespace(
+            chat_id=123,
+            edit_reply_markup=AsyncMock(),
+        ),
+    )
+    update = SimpleNamespace(
+        callback_query=query,
+        effective_user=SimpleNamespace(id=12345, username="alice", first_name="Alice"),
+    )
+
+    await channel._on_callback_query(update, None)
+
+    query.answer.assert_not_awaited()
+    query.message.edit_reply_markup.assert_not_awaited()
+    channel._handle_message.assert_not_awaited()
diff --git a/tests/channels/test_wecom_channel.py b/tests/channels/test_wecom_channel.py
index a8ed3c0e9..7cb61ab82 100644
--- a/tests/channels/test_wecom_channel.py
+++ b/tests/channels/test_wecom_channel.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import os
 import tempfile
 from pathlib import Path
-from types import SimpleNamespace
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
@@ -451,6 +450,39 @@ async def test_process_text_message() -> None:
     assert msg.metadata["msg_type"] == "text"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_enter_chat_ignores_unauthorized_user_before_welcome() -> None:
+    channel = WecomChannel(WecomConfig(bot_id="b", secret="s", allow_from=["allowed"]), MessageBus())
+    client = _FakeWeComClient()
+    channel._client = client
+    channel.config.welcome_message = "hello"
+
+    await channel._on_enter_chat(_FakeFrame(body={"chatid": "blocked"}))
+
+    client.reply_welcome.assert_not_awaited()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_process_message_ignores_unauthorized_sender_before_download() -> None:
+    channel = WecomChannel(WecomConfig(bot_id="b", secret="s", allow_from=["allowed"]), MessageBus())
+    client = _FakeWeComClient()
+    channel._client = client
+    channel._handle_message = AsyncMock()
+
+    frame = _FakeFrame(body={
+        "msgid": "msg_blocked",
+        "chatid": "chat1",
+        "from": {"userid": "blocked"},
+        "image": {"url": "https://example.com/img.png", "aeskey": "key123"},
+    })
+
+    await channel._process_message(frame, "image")
+
+    client.download_file.assert_not_awaited()
+    channel._handle_message.assert_not_awaited()
+    assert channel.bus.inbound_size == 0
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_process_image_message() -> None:
     """Image message: download success → media_paths non-empty."""
diff --git a/tests/channels/test_weixin_channel.py b/tests/channels/test_weixin_channel.py
index 2b455fca6..4b9b294a9 100644
--- a/tests/channels/test_weixin_channel.py
+++ b/tests/channels/test_weixin_channel.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
 
-import pytest
 import httpx
+import pytest
 
 import nanobot.channels.weixin as weixin_mod
 from nanobot.bus.queue import MessageBus
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ from nanobot.channels.weixin import (
     ITEM_TEXT,
     MESSAGE_TYPE_BOT,
     WEIXIN_CHANNEL_VERSION,
-    _decrypt_aes_ecb,
-    _encrypt_aes_ecb,
     WeixinChannel,
     WeixinConfig,
+    _decrypt_aes_ecb,
+    _encrypt_aes_ecb,
 )
 
 
@@ -128,6 +128,34 @@ async def test_process_message_caches_context_token_and_send_uses_it() -> None:
     channel._send_text.assert_awaited_once_with("wx-user", "pong", "ctx-2")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_process_message_ignores_unauthorized_sender_before_side_effects(tmp_path) -> None:
+    bus = MessageBus()
+    channel = WeixinChannel(
+        WeixinConfig(enabled=True, allow_from=["allowed-user"], state_dir=str(tmp_path)),
+        bus,
+    )
+    channel._download_media_item = AsyncMock(return_value="/tmp/test.jpg")
+    channel._start_typing = AsyncMock()
+
+    await channel._process_message(
+        {
+            "message_type": 1,
+            "message_id": "m-unauthorized",
+            "from_user_id": "blocked-user",
+            "context_token": "ctx-blocked",
+            "item_list": [
+                {"type": ITEM_IMAGE, "image_item": {"media": {"encrypt_query_param": "x"}}},
+            ],
+        }
+    )
+
+    assert channel._context_tokens == {}
+    channel._download_media_item.assert_not_awaited()
+    channel._start_typing.assert_not_awaited()
+    assert bus.inbound_size == 0
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_process_message_persists_context_token_to_state_file(tmp_path) -> None:
     bus = MessageBus()
diff --git a/tests/channels/test_whatsapp_channel.py b/tests/channels/test_whatsapp_channel.py
index b61033677..6229723a5 100644
--- a/tests/channels/test_whatsapp_channel.py
+++ b/tests/channels/test_whatsapp_channel.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ async def test_send_when_disconnected_is_noop():
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_group_policy_mention_skips_unmentioned_group_message():
-    ch = WhatsAppChannel({"enabled": True, "groupPolicy": "mention"}, MagicMock())
+    ch = WhatsAppChannel({"enabled": True, "allowFrom": ["*"], "groupPolicy": "mention"}, MagicMock())
     ch._handle_message = AsyncMock()
 
     await ch._handle_bridge_message(
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ async def test_group_policy_mention_skips_unmentioned_group_message():
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_group_policy_mention_accepts_mentioned_group_message():
-    ch = WhatsAppChannel({"enabled": True, "groupPolicy": "mention"}, MagicMock())
+    ch = WhatsAppChannel({"enabled": True, "allowFrom": ["*"], "groupPolicy": "mention"}, MagicMock())
     ch._handle_message = AsyncMock()
 
     await ch._handle_bridge_message(
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ async def test_group_policy_mention_accepts_mentioned_group_message():
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_sender_id_prefers_phone_jid_over_lid():
     """sender_id should resolve to phone number when @s.whatsapp.net JID is present."""
-    ch = WhatsAppChannel({"enabled": True}, MagicMock())
+    ch = WhatsAppChannel({"enabled": True, "allowFrom": ["*"]}, MagicMock())
     ch._handle_message = AsyncMock()
 
     await ch._handle_bridge_message(
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ async def test_sender_id_prefers_phone_jid_over_lid():
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_lid_to_phone_cache_resolves_lid_only_messages():
     """When only LID is present, a cached LID→phone mapping should be used."""
-    ch = WhatsAppChannel({"enabled": True}, MagicMock())
+    ch = WhatsAppChannel({"enabled": True, "allowFrom": ["*"]}, MagicMock())
     ch._handle_message = AsyncMock()
 
     # First message: both phone and LID → builds cache
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ async def test_lid_to_phone_cache_resolves_lid_only_messages():
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_voice_message_transcription_uses_media_path():
     """Voice messages are transcribed when media path is available."""
-    ch = WhatsAppChannel({"enabled": True}, MagicMock())
+    ch = WhatsAppChannel({"enabled": True, "allowFrom": ["*"]}, MagicMock())
     ch.transcription_provider = "openai"
     ch.transcription_api_key = "sk-test"
     ch._handle_message = AsyncMock()
@@ -243,10 +243,32 @@ async def test_voice_message_transcription_uses_media_path():
     assert kwargs["content"].startswith("Hello world")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_unauthorized_voice_message_does_not_transcribe() -> None:
+    ch = WhatsAppChannel({"enabled": True, "allowFrom": ["allowed"]}, MagicMock())
+    ch._handle_message = AsyncMock()
+    ch.transcribe_audio = AsyncMock(return_value="Hello world")
+
+    await ch._handle_bridge_message(
+        json.dumps({
+            "type": "message",
+            "id": "v-blocked",
+            "sender": "blocked@s.whatsapp.net",
+            "pn": "",
+            "content": "[Voice Message]",
+            "timestamp": 1,
+            "media": ["/tmp/voice.ogg"],
+        })
+    )
+
+    ch.transcribe_audio.assert_not_awaited()
+    ch._handle_message.assert_not_awaited()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_voice_message_no_media_shows_not_available():
     """Voice messages without media produce a fallback placeholder."""
-    ch = WhatsAppChannel({"enabled": True}, MagicMock())
+    ch = WhatsAppChannel({"enabled": True, "allowFrom": ["*"]}, MagicMock())
     ch._handle_message = AsyncMock()
 
     await ch._handle_bridge_message(