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fips/testing
Johnathan Corgan c412646498 testing: pre-create /run/fips/ in the unified test image
Mirrors systemd's RuntimeDirectory=fips so the daemon's
resolve_default_socket() picks /run/fips/control.sock inside
containers, matching production layout and the path that the
chaos sim harness (testing/chaos/sim/control.py) probes.

Without this, the resolver falls through to
/tmp/fips-control.sock (no /run/fips, no XDG_RUNTIME_DIR), the
daemon binds there, and the harness's hardcoded
/run/fips/control.sock probe returns FileNotFoundError on every
node. chaos-bloom-storm then fails its bloom_send_rate assertion
with start=0 nodes, end=0 nodes; other chaos scenarios pass only
because their tolerances absorb the empty samples.

Production hosts always have /run/fips materialized by the
fips.service unit's RuntimeDirectory directive before the daemon
starts, which is why the regression hit only the containerized
test path.

Verified locally with chaos-bloom-storm: max per-node delta 27
<= ceiling 30 over the trailing 30s window.
2026-05-09 18:22:22 +00:00
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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.