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romanett d6356766c5 Resolve the open CTT findings: aggregate fixes, de-DE ApplicationName and CTT configuration (#4545)
# Description

Resolves the open items of `plans/ctt-issues.md` (*Needs clarification*,
*Open server findings*, *CTT project configuration notes*). Each item
was checked against the OPC 10000 spec text. A server change was made
only where the server was wrong, and every server change has a
regression test. CTT script and oracle defects are filed in Mantis
instead.

### Server changes (`Opc.Ua.Server`)

- **NumberOfTransitions honours TreatUncertainAsBad.**
- Part 13 §5.4.3.24 does not count Bad values. §4.2.1.2 makes Uncertain
values "equivalent to Bad" when TreatUncertainAsBad is True, and the
aggregate definition doesn't override that.
- Uncertain values are therefore no longer counted, and no longer used
as the previous value, when the setting is True. The now unused
`TimeSlice.NonBadEarlyBound` is removed.
- **DurationInStateZero/NonZero status follows the variable's
interpolation.**
- §5.4.3.2.2: "A region is Uncertain if a region ends in a Bad or
Uncertain value and SlopedInterpolation is used."
- The calculator always built stepped status regions. So on a sloped
variable, the last region stayed Good while TimeAverage2 and Total2 over
the same interval were already Uncertain.
  - The duration value doesn't change.
- **AnnotationCount returns `Bad_NoData` and sets Partial.**
- Table 68 requires `Bad_NoData` for intervals before the start or after
the end of data. §5.3.3.2 requires the Partial bit for incomplete
intervals.
- `HistorianDispatcher` now derives the start and end of data from the
raw history (read with bounds) plus the annotation timestamps. It passes
them to a new `CalculateAnnotationCounts` overload; the old overload is
unchanged.
- Three existing dispatcher tests change their expectations. For
example, a node without any data now returns `Bad_NoData` instead of
Good zeros.

### Reference server sample and CTT configuration

- **`de-DE` ApplicationName.** The server advertises `de-DE` in
LocaleIdArray, but FindServers and GetEndpoints always returned the
en-US name. The sample now keys the ApplicationName and registers en-US
and de-DE translations (Part 4 §5.5.2.2 / §5.5.4.2 localeIds).
- **Subscription limit.** `Max Supported Subscriptions` in
`samples/UAReferenceServer.ctt.xml` and `MaxSubscriptionCount` in
`Ctt.ReferenceServer.Config.xml` go from 100 to 200. Subscription
Publish Min 05 `003.js` needs 190 subscriptions.
- **Alarm Cycle Time.** The CTT template's Alarm Cycle Time is 30 s. At
60 s it equalled `RequestedSessionTimeout`, so a Limit/Level CU that
starts a run finds its session expired (C40).

### Tests only

- **AddNodes duplicate BrowseName test:**
`AddNodeAsync_DuplicateBrowseNameUnderParent_ReturnsBadBrowseNameDuplicatedAsync`
never ran. Its items had no TypeDefinition, so its `Assume` always made
it inconclusive. The finding it belongs to (AddNodes after a rename
returning `BadNodeIdExists`) was already fixed by #4477.
- **RequestHandle echo:** a new test covers the ServiceFault for an
oversized argument in a chunked request (already fixed by #4488).
- **Value-based status:** a new test covers the aggregate status with
TreatUncertainAsBad = false (already fixed by #4503).

### Not changed

- **GDS QueryApplications/QueryServers still return records with
ServerCapability `NA`.** OPC 10000-12 §6.5.10/§6.5.11 says they "shall
not", but the CTT GDS scripts expect those records. Implementing the
exclusion turned 40 GDS test cases from pass to error, so it waits for
the script fix ([Mantis
11458](https://mantis.opcfoundation.org/view.php?id=11458)).
- **Idle SecureChannels are still closed after `ChannelLifetime`.**
Keeping them open would be security relevant. The CTT configuration's
`ChannelLifetime` of 120000 (#4502) covers the CTT case.

### Mantis issues filed

| Id | Issue |
| --- | --- |
| C51 | [11458](https://mantis.opcfoundation.org/view.php?id=11458) GDS
scripts expect NA records in query results |
| C52 | [11459](https://mantis.opcfoundation.org/view.php?id=11459) A &
C Refresh scripts leak subscriptions on the shared alarm session |
| C53 | [11460](https://mantis.opcfoundation.org/view.php?id=11460)
`StartThreadPublish.js` defaults misspelled properties |
| U2 | [11461](https://mantis.opcfoundation.org/view.php?id=11461)
Minimum2 oracle on reverse reads |
| U4 | [11462](https://mantis.opcfoundation.org/view.php?id=11462) Part
13 clarification: TreatUncertainAsBad and simple bounds (DeltaBounds) |

The A & C `BadSubscriptionIdInvalid` failures (Refresh, Refresh2,
Shelving) come from CPU load: with other processes at 100 % CPU, all
subscriptions of the CTT alarm session expire within one second. This
happens with and without this PR (3 of 3 loaded runs, 0 of 2 idle runs).

### CTT verification

CTT 1.05.06, scripts 1.05.513, compared at test-case level against a
build of the starting commit:

| Group | Before | After |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aggregates | 4,562 error messages | 4,186. NumberOfTransitions: 12
test cases go from error to pass. AnnotationCount
`005-01.js`/`005-02.js` pass. NumberOfTransitions
`003-02.js`/`004-02.js` now fail because of C1 ([Mantis
11420](https://mantis.opcfoundation.org/view.php?id=11420)): they
request TreatUncertainAsBad = false, but the harness makes the server
use its default of true. |
| Discovery | 10 warnings | 0. Find Servers Filter `003.js`/`006.js` and
Get Endpoints `002.js` pass. |
| Subscription | – | Publish Min 05 `003.js` goes from warning to pass.
|
| Historical Access, GDS, Node Management | – | no new failures |

`plans/ctt-issues.md` is updated: resolved items leave the open
sections, and the new Mantis issues are recorded.

## Related Issues

- Related to #4479 (CTT configuration notes)
- Follows #4502

## Checklist

- [ ] I have signed the
[CLA](https://opcfoundation.org/license/cla/ContributorLicenseAgreementv1.0.pdf)
and read the
[CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/OPCFoundation/UA-.NETStandard/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
doc.
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works and increased code coverage.
- [x] I have added all necessary documentation.
- [ ] I have verified that my changes do not introduce (new) build or
analyzer warnings.
- [ ] I ran **all** tests locally using the **UA.slnx** solution against
at least .net **framework** and .net **10**, and all passed.
- [ ] I fixed **all** failing and flaky tests in the CI pipelines and
**all** CodeQL warnings.
- [ ] I have addressed **all** PR feedback received.

Tests run locally on net10.0 after merging master:

| Project | Filter | Passed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `Opc.Ua.Server.Tests` | Aggregate, Historian, NodeManagement, Publish,
Subscription | 1,419 |
| `Opc.Ua.Core.Tests` | TcpServerChannelBuffer | 65 |
| `Opc.Ua.History.Tests` | Aggregate, Annotation | 67 |
| `Opc.Ua.Sessions.Tests` | discovery locale tests | 8 |

Before the merge, the whole `Opc.Ua.Sessions.Tests` ClientTest fixture
passed (372 passed, 0 failed).

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2026-09-25 12:30:25 +02:00
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OPC Foundation UA .NET Standard Reference Server

Additional samples

  • OPC 10000-21 onboarding registrar/client — loads the generated Onboarding companion model, binds the standard registrar administration methods to an injected ticket store, and drives a secure register/unregister round trip with a PowerShell script.

Introduction

This document is referring to the CTT version 1.04.9.398.

This OPC Server is designed to be the default OPC UA Server when opening the OPC UA Compliance Test Tool and it uses an address-space that matches the design of the UACTT and the requirements for OPC UA compliance testing.

It uses the OPC Foundation UA .NET Standard Library. Therefore it supports both the opc.tcp and https transports. There is a .NET framework based server with UI and a .NET Core console version of the server which runs on any OS supporting .NET Standard 2.1 or .NET 8.0 and later.

How to build and run the Windows OPC UA Reference Server with UACTT

  1. Open the solution UA.slnx with Visual Studio 2026.
  2. Choose the project Reference Server in the Solution Explorer and set it with a right click as Startup Project.
  3. Hit F5 to build and execute the sample.

How to build and run the console OPC UA Reference Server on Windows, Linux and iOS

This section describes how to run the ConsoleReferenceServer.

Please follow instructions in this article to setup the dotnet command line environment for your platform.

Start the server

  1. Open a command prompt.
  2. Navigate to the folder samples/Reference/ConsoleReferenceServer.
  3. To run the server sample type dotnet run --project ConsoleReferenceServer.csproj. The server is now running and waiting for the connection of the UACTT.

UACTT test certificates

The reference server always rejects new client certificates and requires that the UACTT certificates are in appropriate folders.

  • The console server certificates are stored in %LocalApplicationData%/OPC Foundation/pki.
  • The Windows .NET framework server stores the certificates in %CommonApplicationData%\OPC Foundation\pki.
    • %CommonApplicationData% maps to the path set by the environment variable ProgramData on Windows.
    • %LocalApplicationData% maps to a hidden location in the user home folder and depends on the target platform. See Certificates for more information.

Certificate stores

Under pki, the following stores contain certificates under certs, CRLs under crl or private keys under private.

  • own contains the reference server public certificate and private key.
  • rejected contains the rejected client certificates. To trust a client certificate, copy the rejected certificate to the trusted/certs folder.
  • trusted contains trusted client and CAs certificates and CRLs.
  • issuer contains CAs certificates and CRLs needed for validation.
  • trustedUser contains trusted user and user CA certificates and CRLs.
  • issuerUser contains user CA certificates and CRLs needed for validation of the certificate chains.

Placing the UACTT certificates

CTT creates a PKI folder in a new project. There is a subfolder copyToServer which contains the application and user identity certificates. Copy the ApplicationInstance_PKI certificates for testing with the UACTT to the following stores:

  • trusted/certs: trusted certificates
  • trusted/crl: revocation lists of trusted certificates
  • issuer/certs: issuer certificates
  • issuer/crl: revocation lists of issuer certificates

Copy the X509UserIdentity_PKI certificates for testing with the UACTT to the following stores:

  • trustedUser/certs: trusted user certificates
  • trustedUser/crl: revocation lists of trusted user certificates
  • issuerUser/certs: user issuer certificates
  • issuerUser/crl: revocation lists of user issuer certificates

UACTT Testing

Download and install the OPC UA Compliance Test Tool.

Note: Access to the UACTT is granted to OPC Foundation Corporate Members.

UACTT sample configuration

A sample configuration for the UACTT Version 1.04.9.398 can be found in UAReferenceServer.ctt.xml. Originally the reference server was certified only against the Standard UA Server profile, the Method Server Facet and the DataAccess Server Facet, in addition to all security related profiles. During release testing all Conformance Units should be enabled / checked.

Enabling Alarms & Conditions

The address space for Alarms contains a Start method which needs to be called to produce alarms for CTT testing. The method is called from a connected client. The ConsoleReferenceServer has also a command line option -ctt which starts the Alarms when the server is started. The following Alarm instances are available for monitoring:

  • AlarmConditionType
  • DiscrepancyAlarmType
  • LimitAlarmType
  • ExclusiveLimitAlarmType
  • ExclusiveDeviationAlarmType
  • ExclusiveRateOfChangeAlarmType
  • NonExclusiveLimitAlarmType
  • NonExclusiveDeviationAlarmType
  • NonExclusiveRateOfChangeAlarmType
  • DiscreteAlarmType
  • SystemOffNormalAlarmType
  • ExclusiveLevelAlarmType
  • NonExclusiveLevelAlarmType
  • OffNormalAlarmType

Known missing Tests and Issues

Depending on the setup in the provided project configuration, unsupported profiles should be skipped. At the time of writing (1.4.368) the following tests, profiles or facets are not yet covered or not configured due to issues:

  • no support for events, historian and only a few basic Alarms & Conditions.
  • Decimal type causes crash of CTT (needs investigation)
  • no Image / Enumeration scalar test cases
  • Arrays may not include Variant (needs investigation)
  • no ArrayItemType implemented
  • multiple hierarchical references test node missing
  • deprecated security profiles support for SHA1/1k RSA keys implemented not according to certification. SHA1/1k keys can only be turned on/off for all profiles, not just for the deprecated profiles.
  • Monitored Items with array are failing a few test cases.

It is recommended to run the server as retail build with disabled logging, to avoid side effects due to timing artifacts when log entries are written to a disk drive.

Running the CTT against a Docker container

Please refer to the Docker container of the Reference Server documentation page. Once setup to map the certificate store and the configuration to a local folder, follow the instructions above to copy the certificates to the PKI and get started.

Finding the Address Space Configuration Code

  • Project: Reference Server
  • File: ReferenceNodeManager.cs
  • Method: CreateAddressSpace

Finding the UA Services

  • Project: Opc.Ua.Server
  • File: StandardServer.cs