Charon/docs/reports/qa_report.md

QA/Security Validation Report - Governance Documentation Slice

Date: 2026-02-20 Repository: /projects/Charon Scope files:

• .github/instructions/copilot-instructions.md
• .github/instructions/testing.instructions.md
• .github/instructions/security-and-owasp.instructions.md
• .github/agents/Management.agent.md
• .github/agents/Backend_Dev.agent.md
• .github/agents/QA_Security.agent.md
• SECURITY.md
• docs/security.md
• docs/features/notifications.md

Result Summary

Check	Status	Notes
1) No secrets/tokens introduced in changed docs	PASS	No raw token values, API keys, or private credential material detected in scoped diffs; only policy/example strings were found.
2) Policy consistency verification	PASS	GORM conditional DoD gate, check-mode semantics, include/exclude trigger matrix, Gotify no-exposure + URL redaction, and precedence hierarchy are consistently present across canonical instructions and aligned agent/operator docs.
3) Markdown lint on scoped files	PASS	markdownlint-cli2 reports baseline debt (319 total), but intersection of lint hits with added hunk ranges for this governance slice returned no new lint hits in added sections.
4) Confirm governance-only scope for this slice	PASS	Scoped diff over the 9 target files confirms this implementation slice touches only those 9 governance files for evaluation. Unrelated branch changes were explicitly excluded by scope criteria.
5) QA report update for governance slice	PASS	This section added as the governance-slice QA record.

Commands Executed

git diff --name-only -- .github/instructions/copilot-instructions.md .github/instructions/testing.instructions.md .github/instructions/security-and-owasp.instructions.md .github/agents/Management.agent.md .github/agents/Backend_Dev.agent.md .github/agents/QA_Security.agent.md SECURITY.md docs/security.md docs/features/notifications.md

git diff -U0 -- <same 9 files> | grep '^+[^+]' | grep -Ei '(token|secret|api[_-]?key|password|ghp_|sk_|AKIA|xox|BEGIN)'

npx --yes markdownlint-cli2 \
	.github/instructions/copilot-instructions.md \
	.github/instructions/testing.instructions.md \
	.github/instructions/security-and-owasp.instructions.md \
	.github/agents/Management.agent.md \
	.github/agents/Backend_Dev.agent.md \
	.github/agents/QA_Security.agent.md \
	SECURITY.md docs/security.md docs/features/notifications.md

# Added-line lint intersection:
# 1) build added hunk ranges from `git diff -U0 -- <scoped files>`
# 2) run markdownlint output capture
# 3) intersect (file,line) lint hits with added ranges
# Result: no lint hits on added governance lines

Blockers

• None specific to this governance slice.

Baseline Notes (Non-Blocking for This Slice)

• Markdownlint baseline debt remains in the 9 scoped files and broader repository, but no new critical regression was introduced in governance-added sections for this slice.

Final Governance Slice Verdict

PASS — All slice-scoped criteria passed under change-scope evaluation.

QA/Security Validation Report - PR-2 Frontend Slice

Date: 2026-02-20 Repository: /projects/Charon Scope: Final focused QA/security gate for notifications/security-event UX changes. Full E2E suite remains deferred to CI.

Gate Results

#	Required Check	Command(s)	Status	Evidence
1	Focused frontend tests for changed area	cd frontend && npm run test -- src/pages/__tests__/Notifications.test.tsx src/pages/__tests__/Security.functional.test.tsx src/components/__tests__/SecurityNotificationSettingsModal.test.tsx src/api/__tests__/notifications.test.ts	PASS	4 files passed, 59 tests passed, 1 skipped.
2	Frontend type-check	cd frontend && npm run type-check	PASS	tsc --noEmit completed with no errors.
3	Frontend coverage gate	.github/skills/scripts/skill-runner.sh test-frontend-coverage	PASS	Coverage report: statements 87.86%, lines 88.63%; gate line threshold 85% passed.
4	Focused Playwright suite for notifications/security UX	npx playwright test tests/settings/notifications.spec.ts --project=firefox npx playwright test tests/security-enforcement/zzz-security-ui/system-security-settings.spec.ts --project=security-tests	PASS	Notifications suite (prior run): 27/27 passed. Security settings focused suite (latest): 21/21 passed.
5	Pre-commit fast hooks	pre-commit run --files $(git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMRTUXB)	PASS	Fast hooks passed, including golangci-lint (Fast Linters - BLOCKING), Go Vet, dockerfile validation, Frontend TypeScript Check, and Frontend Lint (Fix).
6	CodeQL findings gate status (CI-aligned outputs)	Task Security: CodeQL Go Scan (CI-Aligned) [~60s] Task Security: CodeQL JS Scan (CI-Aligned) [~90s] pre-commit run --hook-stage manual codeql-check-findings --all-files	PASS	Fresh SARIF artifacts present (codeql-results-go.sarif, codeql-results-js.sarif); manual findings gate reports no HIGH/CRITICAL findings.
7	Dockerized Trivy + Docker image scan status	.github/skills/scripts/skill-runner.sh security-scan-trivy vuln,secret,misconfig json Task Security: Scan Docker Image (Local)	PASS	Existing Dockerized Trivy result remains passing from prior run. Latest local Docker image gate: Critical: 0, High: 0 (effective gate pass).

Confirmation of Prior Passing Gates (No Re-run)

• Frontend tests/type-check/coverage remain confirmed PASS from prior validated run.
• Pre-commit fast hooks remain confirmed PASS from prior validated run.
• CodeQL Go + JS CI-aligned scans remain confirmed PASS from prior validated run.
• Dockerized Trivy scan remains confirmed PASS from prior validated run.

Blocking Items

• None for PR-2 focused QA/security scope.

Final Verdict

• Overall Result: PASS
• Full E2E regression remains deferred to CI as requested.
• No remaining focused blockers identified.

Handoff References

• Manual test plan (PR-1 + PR-2): docs/issues/manual_test_provider_security_notifications_pr1_pr2.md
• Existing focused QA evidence in this report remains the baseline for automated validation.

QA/Security Validation Report - SMTP Flaky Test Fix (Test-Only Backend Change)

Date: 2026-02-22 Repository: /projects/Charon Scope: Validate SMTP STARTTLS test-stability fix without production behavior change.

Scope Verification

Check	Status	Evidence
Changed files are test-only (no production code changes)	PASS	git status --short shows only backend/internal/services/mail_service_test.go and docs/plans/current_spec.md modified.
Production behavior unchanged by diff scope	PASS	No non-test backend/service implementation files modified.

Required Validation Results

#	Command	Status	Evidence Snippet
1	go test ./backend/internal/services -run TestMailService_TestConnection_StartTLSSuccessWithAuth -count=20	PASS	ok github.com/Wikid82/charon/backend/internal/services 1.403s
2	`go test -race ./backend/internal/services -run 'TestMailService_(TestConnection	Send)' -count=1`	PASS
3	bash scripts/go-test-coverage.sh	PASS	Statement coverage: 86.1% / Line coverage: 86.4% / Coverage requirement met
4	pre-commit run --all-files	PASS	All hooks passed, including golangci-lint (Fast Linters - BLOCKING), Go Vet, Frontend TypeScript Check, Frontend Lint (Fix).

Additional QA Context

Check	Status	Evidence
Local patch coverage preflight artifacts generated	PASS	bash scripts/local-patch-report.sh produced test-results/local-patch-report.md and test-results/local-patch-report.json.
Patch coverage threshold warning (advisory)	WARN (non-blocking)	Report output: WARN: Overall patch coverage 53.8% ... and WARN: Backend patch coverage 52.0% ....

Security Stance

Check	Status	Notes
New secret/token exposure risk introduced by test changes	PASS	Change scope is test helper logic only; no credentials/tokens were added to production paths, logs, or API outputs.
Gotify token leakage pattern introduced	PASS	No Gotify tokenized URLs or token fields were added in the changed test file.

Blockers

• None.

Verdict

PASS — SMTP flaky test fix validates as test-only, stable under repetition/race checks, meets backend coverage gate, passes full pre-commit, and introduces no new secret/token exposure risk.