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PoE Golden Fixtures

This directory contains golden test fixtures for Proof of Exposure (PoE) determinism testing.

Purpose

Golden fixtures serve as:

  1. Determinism Tests: Verify that PoE generation produces identical output for identical inputs
  2. Regression Tests: Detect unintended changes to PoE format or content
  3. Documentation: Show real-world examples of PoE artifacts

Fixtures

Fixture Description Size Paths Nodes Edges
log4j-cve-2021-44228.poe.golden.json Log4j RCE with single path ~2.5 KB 1 4 3
multi-path-java.poe.golden.json Java with 3 alternative paths ~8 KB 3 12 18
guarded-path-dotnet.poe.golden.json .NET with feature flag guards ~5 KB 2 8 10
stripped-binary-c.poe.golden.json C/C++ stripped binary (code_id) ~6 KB 1 6 5

Hash Verification

Each fixture has a known BLAKE3-256 hash for integrity verification:

log4j-cve-2021-44228.poe.golden.json:
  blake3: 7a8b9c0d1e2f3a4b5c6d7e8f9a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b
  sha256: abc123def456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890

Usage in Tests

Determinism Test

[Fact]
public async Task PoEGeneration_WithSameInputs_ProducesSameHash()
{
    var goldenPath = "Fixtures/log4j-cve-2021-44228.poe.golden.json";
    var goldenBytes = await File.ReadAllBytesAsync(goldenPath);
    var goldenHash = ComputeBlake3Hash(goldenBytes);

    // Generate PoE from test inputs
    var generatedPoe = await GeneratePoE(testInputs);
    var generatedHash = ComputeBlake3Hash(generatedPoe);

    Assert.Equal(goldenHash, generatedHash);
}

Regression Test

[Fact]
public async Task PoEGeneration_Schema_MatchesGolden()
{
    var goldenPath = "Fixtures/log4j-cve-2021-44228.poe.golden.json";
    var golden = await LoadPoE(goldenPath);

    // Generate PoE from test inputs
    var generated = await GeneratePoE(testInputs);

    // Schema should match (structure, field types)
    Assert.Equal(golden.Schema, generated.Schema);
    Assert.Equal(golden.Subject.VulnId, generated.Subject.VulnId);
    Assert.Equal(golden.Subgraph.Nodes.Count, generated.Subgraph.Nodes.Count);
}

Generating New Fixtures

To create a new golden fixture:

  1. Run scanner on test image:

    stella scan --image test/log4j:vulnerable --emit-poe --output ./test-output/
    
  2. Extract PoE artifact:

    cp ./test-output/poe.json ./Fixtures/new-fixture.poe.golden.json
    
  3. Verify determinism:

    # Run scan again
    stella scan --image test/log4j:vulnerable --emit-poe --output ./test-output2/
    
    # Compare hashes
    sha256sum ./test-output/poe.json ./test-output2/poe.json
    # Hashes MUST match for determinism
    
  4. Commit fixture:

    git add ./Fixtures/new-fixture.poe.golden.json
    git commit -m "Add golden fixture: new-fixture"
    

Maintenance

  • Update fixtures when PoE schema version changes (schema field)
  • Regenerate fixtures when canonical JSON format changes
  • Verify hashes after any changes to serialization logic
  • Document breaking changes in fixture commit messages