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Golden Pairs Validation Infrastructure

Module

Tools

Status

VERIFIED

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/Models/ (4 files, ~170 lines) -- GoldenPairMetadata (CVE ID, package name, distro, pre/post versions, binary artifacts with section hashes), GoldenDiffReport (sections, verdict, confidence, discrepancies), SectionHashModels (SectionHashSet, SectionHashEntry with Size), GoldenPairsIndex (version, pairs, summary).
  • Golden Pairs Schema Provider: src/Tools/GoldenPairs/Schema/GoldenPairsSchemaProvider.cs (36 lines) -- lazy-loads JSON schemas for metadata and index validation.
  • Golden Pair Loader: src/Tools/GoldenPairs/Services/GoldenPairLoader.cs (211 lines) -- loads and validates golden pair records with JSON Schema enforcement before deserialization, normalization, and error collection.
  • Serialization: src/Tools/GoldenPairs/Serialization/GoldenPairsJsonSerializer.cs (78 lines) -- DeterministicTypeInfoResolver for alphabetical property ordering, ensuring deterministic output for hash comparison and attestation.
  • Section Hash Provider: src/Tools/GoldenPairs/Services/SectionHashProvider.cs (87 lines) -- deterministic per-section hash computation via IElfSectionHashExtractor, producing ordered SectionHashSet.

E2E Test Plan

  • Load a golden pair record and verify all required fields are populated and valid
  • Validate metadata against schema and verify it passes; corrupt a field and verify validation fails
  • Serialize a golden pair record, deserialize it back, and verify round-trip fidelity
  • Compute section hashes on two separate runs and verify determinism
  • Load a diff report and verify it correctly identifies changed sections
  • Verify schema provider covers metadata and index schemas

Verification

  • Verified: 2026-02-10
  • Method: Tier 1 code review + Tier 2d test verification
  • Build: Passes (0 errors, 0 warnings)
  • Tests: 9 tests pass (shared with Golden Pairs Mirror feature: GoldenPairSchemaTests: 3, GoldenPairLoaderTests: 2, DiffPipelineServiceTests: 2, PackageMirrorServiceTests: 2)