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Martti MalmiandJohnathan Corgan b05c80e5f5 testing: add boringtun throughput benchmark and iperf ref-compare harness
New testing/boringtun/ harness runs two Cloudflare BoringTun userspace
WireGuard containers with iperf3 between them, giving a single-hop
userspace tunnel baseline for comparison against FIPS throughput
numbers. Local WG key generation runs through the harness image so the
host needs no wireguard-tools.

New testing/static/scripts/iperf-compare-refs.sh builds two git refs
into separate fips-test:* images via git worktree and runs the same
static iperf topology against both, with RUNS-based repetition and
aggregate avg/min/max reporting.

testing/static/scripts/iperf-test.sh gains DURATION, PARALLEL,
SETTLE_SECONDS, IPERF_TIMEOUT env knobs and a per-path iperf timeout.
testing/static/docker-compose.yml selects the image under test via
FIPS_TEST_IMAGE; testing/scripts/build.sh respects CARGO_TARGET_DIR.

Author benchmark on aarch64 Docker Desktop:
  boringtun bob -> alice : 1000.13 Mbits/sec
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FIPS Testing

Integration and simulation test harnesses for FIPS, using Docker containers running the full protocol stack.

Test Harnesses

static/ -- Static Docker Network

Fixed topologies with manual scripts for building, config generation, connectivity tests (ping, iperf), and network impairment (netem). Useful for deterministic debugging and validating specific topology configurations.

Topology Nodes Transport Description
mesh 5 UDP Sparse mesh, 6 links, multi-hop
chain 5 UDP Linear chain, max 4-hop paths
mesh-public 5+1 UDP Mesh with external public node
tcp-chain 3 TCP Linear chain over TCP (port 8443)
rekey 5 UDP Rekey integration test topology

tor/ -- Tor Transport Integration

End-to-end Tor transport testing with Docker containers running real Tor daemons. Requires internet access for Tor bootstrapping.

Scenario Description
socks5-outbound Outbound SOCKS5 connections through Tor to clearnet peer
directory-mode Inbound via HiddenServiceDir onion service (co-located)

nat/ -- NAT Traversal Lab

Real Docker NAT traversal tests for the Nostr/STUN bootstrap path, using router containers with iptables-based NAT, a local Nostr relay, and a local STUN responder.

Scenario Description
cone Two NATed peers establish a UDP traversal path
symmetric UDP traversal fails under symmetric NAT, TCP fallback wins
lan Peers on the same LAN prefer local addresses over reflexive

chaos/ -- Stochastic Simulation

Automated network testing with configurable node counts, topology algorithms (random geometric, Erdos-Renyi, chain, explicit), and fault injection (netem mutation, link flaps, traffic generation, node churn). 20 scenarios covering general stress testing, cost-based parent selection, mixed link technologies (fiber/Bluetooth/WiFi), transport-specific validation (UDP, TCP, Ethernet), and ECN/congestion testing. Scenarios are defined in YAML and executed via a Python harness that manages the full lifecycle: topology generation, Docker orchestration, fault scheduling, log collection, and analysis.