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Golden Pairs Validation Infrastructure

Module

Tools

Status

IMPLEMENTED

Description

Data model for golden pair metadata, binary artifacts, and diff reports used to validate binary diff detection against known-good CVE fix pairs.

Implementation Details

  • Golden Pairs Models: src/Tools/GoldenPairs/StellaOps.Tools.GoldenPairs/Models/ -- data models defining golden pair records (CVE ID, package name, distro, pre/post versions), binary artifact metadata (section hashes, file sizes, architectures), and diff report structures (changed sections, confidence scores).
  • Golden Pairs Schema Provider: src/Tools/GoldenPairs/StellaOps.Tools.GoldenPairs/Schema/GoldenPairsSchemaProvider.cs -- provides JSON schema definitions for validating golden pair metadata files, diff reports, and mirror source configurations.
  • Golden Pair Loader: src/Tools/GoldenPairs/StellaOps.Tools.GoldenPairs/Services/GoldenPairLoader.cs -- loads and validates golden pair records from the local file store, resolving binary artifact paths and associated diff reports.
  • Serialization: src/Tools/GoldenPairs/StellaOps.Tools.GoldenPairs/Serialization/ -- canonical JSON serialization for golden pair data ensuring deterministic output for hash comparison and attestation purposes.
  • Section Hash Provider: src/Tools/GoldenPairs/StellaOps.Tools.GoldenPairs/Services/SectionHashProvider.cs -- computes deterministic per-section hashes for binary artifacts, enabling reproducible diff comparisons across environments.

E2E Test Plan

  • Load a golden pair record via GoldenPairLoader and verify all required fields (CVE ID, package name, pre/post versions, distro) are populated and valid
  • Validate a golden pair metadata file against the schema from GoldenPairsSchemaProvider and verify it passes; then corrupt a required field and verify validation fails
  • Serialize a golden pair record via the canonical serializer, deserialize it back, and verify round-trip fidelity (all fields match, no data loss)
  • Compute section hashes for a binary artifact using SectionHashProvider on two separate runs and verify the hashes are identical (determinism check)
  • Load a diff report for a known CVE fix pair and verify it correctly identifies which binary sections changed between pre-patch and post-patch versions
  • Verify the schema provider covers all model types: golden pair records, diff reports, and mirror source configurations