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Marc Schier ae34b02938 Fuzzing coverage expansion (Full Encoders / Certificates / Network) (#3867)
# Description

Broadens fuzz coverage across the highest-value untrusted-input surfaces
in the stack, refactors the per-area scaffolding so adding a new fuzz
area is a copy-paste-replace operation, and integrates everything into
`UA.slnx`, `Fuzzing/Fuzzing.md`, and `Docs/README.md`.

**Totals**: 143 files, +4961 / −289. Source plan:
`plans/27-fuzzing-coverage-expansion.md` (added in this PR).

### Shared scaffolding (refactor, no behaviour change)

* Extract generic NUnit replay harness from
`Encoders/Fuzz.Tests/EncoderTests.cs` into
`Fuzzing/common/Fuzz.Tests/{FuzzTargetTestsBase,FuzzTargetFunction,TestcaseAsset,TestAssetUtils}.cs`.
* Each area's `Fuzz.Tests` becomes a thin subclass binding its own
`FuzzableCode` type.
* Hardcoded testcase-suffix arrays replaced with `Testcases.*` directory
discovery at runtime.
* New `Fuzzing/scripts/fuzz-menu.ps1`: dynamic target menu enumerating
`FuzzableCode` statics via reflection — no more hardcoded target lists
in `libfuzz.bat` / `aflfuzz.sh`.

### Encoders area hardening

* **Bug fix**: `AflfuzzXmlEncoder` was re-encoding via `JsonEncoder`;
now uses `XmlEncoder` (the `LibfuzzXmlEncoder` variant was already
correct).
* Add idempotent JSON / XML targets mirroring the existing Binary
idempotent pattern.
* Add compact-JSON encoder option coverage (`JsonEncoderOptions.None`
alongside `Verbose`).
* New `FuzzableCode.BuiltInTypes.cs` (48 targets): `NodeId`,
`ExpandedNodeId`, `Variant`, `ExtensionObject`, `DataValue`,
`DiagnosticInfo`, `QualifiedName`, `LocalizedText` × Binary/JSON/XML
decoders.
* Enrich `Encoders.Testcases.cs` seed corpus with `BrowseRequest` +
`WriteRequest`.
* New `Fuzzing/dictionaries/binary.dict`.

### String parsers (folded into Encoders area)

* New `FuzzableCode.Parsers.cs` (12 targets): `NodeId.Parse`,
`ExpandedNodeId.Parse`, `RelativePathFormatter.Parse`,
`QualifiedName.Parse`, `NumericRange.Parse`, `Uuid` round-trip (both
afl-string and libFuzzer-span signatures).
* New `Fuzzing/dictionaries/nodeid.dict`.

### Certificates / CRL / ASN.1 (NEW area)

* New `Fuzzing/Certificates/{Fuzz,Fuzz.Tests,Fuzz.Tools}` referencing
`Opc.Ua.Security.Certificates` + `Opc.Ua.Core`.
* Targets (20 total): `X509CRL(byte[])` → `EnsureDecoded`,
`X509SubjectAltNameExtension` / `X509AuthorityKeyIdentifierExtension` /
`X509CrlNumberExtension` raw-ASN.1 decoders,
`PEMReader.ImportPublicKeysFromPEM` / `ImportRsaPrivateKeyFromPEM`,
`Pkcs10CertificationRequest`, `AsnUtils.ParseX509Blob` + `AsnReader`
sequence/integer helpers.
* `Certificates.Testcases.cs` builds an RSA cert / CRL / CSR with the
existing builders and emits raw DER + PEM seeds.
* New `Fuzzing/dictionaries/asn1.dict` (DER tags, context-class tags,
length-form sentinels, OID prefixes).

### Network area via `Opc.Ua.Bindings.Pcap` (NO Core changes, NEW area)

* New `Fuzzing/Network/{Fuzz,Fuzz.Tests,Fuzz.Tools}`, multi-targeted
`net8.0;net9.0;net10.0` to match the pcap binding matrix (excluded from
net48/net472).
* **Stateless targets**: `OpcUaFrameParser.Process` (TCP segment → UA-SC
chunk splitter), `TcpStreamReassembler.Process` (raw TCP reassembly),
`OfflineSecureChannel.ReadChunk` (UA-SC symmetric decrypt + verify via
`UaSCUaBinaryChannel.ReadSymmetricMessage` → every security profile
covered through the binding), `ServiceCallReassembler.Push` (chunk →
decoded service call).
* **Stateful libFuzzer-only targets**: `MockServerReplay` /
`MockClientReplay` drivers in a separate target list so cheap stateless
targets dominate throughput.
* Deterministic test-only `ChannelKeyMaterial` via
`SecurityPolicies.None`.
* `Network.Testcases.cs` emits synthetic Hello/Ack/Err/Rhe/MSG seeds via
`LoopbackFrameBuilder`. Live handshake recorder is out of scope for this
PR (degraded mode documented).
* `Network.Fuzz` host does **not** instantiate `NicCaptureSource` — the
AFL/libFuzzer process never opens raw sockets.
* New `Fuzzing/dictionaries/uasc.dict` (MSG/OPN/CLO/HEL/ACK/ERR/RHE
magic + chunk-type bytes + security-policy URI prefixes) and `tcp.dict`
(Ethernet/IPv4/TCP framing markers).

### `Opc.Ua.Core` UA-SC parse seam (complements 4a)

* New `Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Tcp/TcpMessageParsers.cs` — `internal
static` helpers for the pre-crypto, pre-auth chunk surface NOT covered
by the pcap binding: `TryParseChunkHeader`, `ReadHelloMessage`,
`ReadAcknowledgeMessage`, `ReadErrorMessage`, `ReadReverseHelloMessage`,
`ReadAsymmetricMessageHeader`.
* **No production-code refactor** (Strategy B): the new internal helpers
are an independent parse seam, not a refactor of the entangled private
channel methods. Existing `ProcessHelloMessage` /
`ProcessReverseHelloMessage` / asym-header decode paths are untouched.
Behaviour is byte-identical (verified — Opc.Ua.Core.Tests Tcp subset 7/7
passing).
* Surface via `<InternalsVisibleTo Include="Network.Fuzz" />` (+
matching Tools and Tests entries because the linked
`FuzzableCode.Transport.cs` compiles from all three host projects).
* New `Fuzzing/Network/Fuzz/FuzzableCode.Transport.cs` (12 targets) +
`Fuzzing/Network/Fuzz.Tools/Transport.Testcases.cs` (seeds under
`Testcases.Tcp.*`).

### Integration

* `UA.slnx`: add the 6 new fuzz projects, 4 new shared harness `.cs`
files, 5 new dictionaries, and the new `fuzz-menu.ps1` script — all
under the right `/Fuzzing/<Area>/` solution folders.
* Rewrite `Fuzzing/Fuzzing.md`: areas table, per-area dictionaries,
dynamic target-menu, step-by-step "how to add a new fuzz area" recipe,
Network area's replay-driven seed pipeline + key-material discipline,
pcap binding dependency note.
* Cross-link from `Docs/README.md` to `Fuzzing/Fuzzing.md`.
* Fix `.Order()` → `.OrderBy()` in shared scaffolding
(`.Order(IComparer)` is net7+; the harness compiles on net48/net472 for
the Encoders + Certificates test matrices).

## Verification

| Project | TFM | Tests | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| `Encoders.Fuzz.Tests` | net10.0 | 4131 | ✅ 0 failed |
| `Certificates.Fuzz.Tests` | net10.0 | 220 | ✅ 0 failed |
| `Network.Fuzz.Tests` | net10.0 | 330 | ✅ 0 failed |
| **Total** |  | **4681** | **✅ 0 failed** |

* Full `dotnet build UA.slnx` (all TFMs, including
net48/net472/net8/net9/net10): **0 errors**, warning count unchanged
from baseline.
* `Network.Fuzz` multi-TFM build: **net8.0 + net9.0 + net10.0** all
green.
* `Opc.Ua.Core` build: **0 errors, 0 warnings** after Phase 4b seam
addition.

## Notes for reviewers

* **Base branch**: `channelrefinements2`, not `master`. The pcap binding
(`Stack/Opc.Ua.Bindings.Pcap`) only exists on the channelrefinements
line.
* **Real keylog / key material**: never committed. All Network seed
corpora use deterministic material generated from fixture test
certificates via the binding's own replay helpers.
* **`.der` test assets**: force-added with `git add -f` (consistent with
the existing intentional exception at
`Tests/Opc.Ua.Security.Certificates.Tests/Assets/OPC Foundation Root CA
[...].der`); the repo-wide `*.der` gitignore otherwise excludes them.
* **Out of scope** (documented as fold-ins for future work):
`PcapFileReader` / `PcapNgFileWriter` / `UaKeyLogTextReader` /
`UaKeyLogJsonReader` defensive parser fuzzing; live handshake recorder
for `Network.Testcases.cs`; real loopback replay drivers (current
implementation uses synthetic replay).

## 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.
- [x] 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. _(Fuzz
suites verified on net10.0: 4681/4681 passing. Full UA.slnx build green
on all TFMs. Full repo-wide test run not yet executed on net48 —
pre-existing tests unaffected by these changes; only
`Stack/Opc.Ua.Core/Stack/Tcp/TcpMessageParsers.cs` is new and is gated
behind `<InternalsVisibleTo>`.)_
- [ ] I fixed **all** failing and flaky tests in the CI pipelines and
**all** CodeQL warnings.
- [ ] I have addressed **all** PR feedback received.
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OPC UA .NET Standard stack documentation

Here is a list of available documentation for different topics:

  • OPC UA Profiles and Facets - Overview of supported OPC UA profiles, facets, security policies, and transport protocols.
  • Migration Guide - How to migrate from a previous version.
  • Sessions, Reconnection, and Subscription Engines - Architectural overview of Session, ManagedSession, SessionReconnectHandler, and the classic / V2 subscription engines, including guidance on which to use.
  • About .NET platform support, Nuget packages and versioning.
  • How X.509 Certificates are used in the certificate stores.
  • Using the Reverse Connect for the UA-TCP transport.
  • Support for the TransferSubscriptions service set.
  • Observability support in the stack.
  • Support for WellKnownRoles & RoleBasedUserManagement.
  • Pluggable Identity Providers — interfaces (IClientIdentityProvider, IUserTokenAuthenticator, IAccessTokenProvider, ITokenIssuer, IIdentityClaims) plus the OPC 10000-6 §6.5.2.2 IssuerEndpointUrl JSON parser for OAuth2 / OIDC / Entra / JWT flows.
  • Support for ECC Certificates.
  • Working with ComplexTypes - Custom structures and enumerations.
  • Client-based NodeSet Export - Export server address space to NodeSet2 XML.
  • Source generated [DataTypes] - How to annotate POCO classes and let the source generator generate the IEncodeable implementation.
  • Source generated NodeManagers - Emit an AsyncCustomNodeManager from a model design XML and wire callbacks via the fluent INodeManagerBuilder API; supports NativeAOT single-file servers (samples: MinimalBoilerServer, PumpDeviceIntegrationServer). Covers engineering units, property initialisation, alarms, simulation timers, instance creation, NAMUR-style supervision, multi-model composition, and the fluent state-machine builder on top of any FiniteStateMachineState subclass. Cross-assembly model references are tracked via the ModelDependencyAttribute. Companion-spec packaging — model + server + client library trios — is covered end-to-end by the Device Integration developer guide using the Opc.Ua.Di / Opc.Ua.Di.Server / Opc.Ua.Di.Client trio as the worked example.
  • Device Integration (DI) developer guide - End-to-end documentation for the Opc.Ua.Di* library trio: fluent IDeviceBuilder, device sub-type extensions (AddSoftware, AddBlock, AddConfigurableObject, AddLifetimeIndication, WithSupportInfo), hosting integration (AddOpcUaDi / ConfigureDevicesFor), lock service, software-update package store, and client helpers (DiLockClient, DiTopologyClient, SoftwareUpdateClient). Includes a section enumerating supported OPC 10000-100 features against the spec.
  • Alias Names - Full server + client support for the OPC UA Part 17 alias-name model (AliasNameType, AliasNameCategoryType, FindAlias, FindAliasVerbose, AddAliasesToCategory, DeleteAliasesFromCategory, LastChange).
  • Alarms and Conditions - Full server + client support for OPC UA Part 9. Server-side state types for latched/silenced/out-of-service alarms, alarm groups and suppression engine, alarm rate metrics. Client-side AlarmClient, typed alarm event records, fluent AlarmEventFilterBuilder, IAsyncEnumerable alarm streaming via AlarmStreamExtensions.
  • Historical Access (Part 11) - Server provider model (IHistorianProvider family) and InMemoryHistorianProvider, plus the client HistoryClient (session.Historian()) for raw/modified/at-time/processed reads, annotations, and updates.
  • Aggregates (Part 13) - All 37 standard Part 13 v1.05.07 aggregate functions over historical data: server AggregateManager / calculators, native push-down vs framework fallback, AnnotationCount via the annotation provider, AggregateConfiguration defaults, and the client ReadProcessedAsync helper.
  • Streaming Subscriptions - IAsyncEnumerable-based subscription API for state-machine waits and short-lived monitoring (IStreamingSubscription, ManagedSession.DefaultStreaming, TakeUntilAsync / WithTimeoutAsync helpers).
  • State Machines - Generic, extensible Part 16 state-machine API. Client side: streaming + read helpers on the source-generated *TypeClient proxies (GetCurrentFiniteStateAsync, ObserveFiniteTransitionsAsync, WaitForStateAsync). Server side: unified fluent StateMachineBuilder with two complementary modes — definition (Create(...) + AddState / AddTransition / OnCause for ad-hoc machines via FluentFiniteStateMachineState) and lifecycle (For(...) / INodeBuilder.AsStateMachine() + OnEnterState / WithCause / WithTimedTransition to attach behavior to stack-shipped or generator-emitted FSMs). Vendor state machines inherit both ends of the API automatically.
  • Model Change Tracking - Client-side address-space change tracking with per-node INodeCache invalidation; server-side ModelChangeAggregator and auto-emitted GeneralModelChangeEvent from CustomNodeManager.CreateNode/DeleteNode.
  • NodeManagement Service Set - Server-side AddNodes / DeleteNodes / AddReferences / DeleteReferences, including the INodeManagementAsyncNodeManager opt-in pattern and per-NodeManager AllowNodeManagement gate.
  • Dependency Injection - The unified services.AddOpcUa() / IOpcUaBuilder surface for hosting OPC UA components in Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection / the .NET Generic Host (servers as IHostedService, options via Action<T> or IConfiguration, AOT-friendly).
  • AuthorizationService - Modern Part 12 StartRequestToken / FinishRequestToken, ITokenIssuer, and GDS token issuance.
  • Fuzz testing - SharpFuzz + afl-fuzz + libFuzzer integration. Three areas: Encoders (Binary/JSON/XML decoders, built-in type readers, parser entry points), Certificates (X509CRL, X509 extension parsers, PEMReader, Pkcs10CertificationRequest, ASN.1 helpers), and Network (UA-SC framing via Opc.Ua.Bindings.Pcap + internal TcpMessageParsers seam on Opc.Ua.Core). The fuzz-tester custom agent drives the whole toolchain autonomously: it detects OS-available engines, runs them in parallel, fixes novel findings per repo guidelines, adds the failing input as a regression asset, and pushes one commit per fix until the user says stop.
  • KeyCredentialService - Pull, Push, and experimental bridge guidance for Part 12 KeyCredential flows.
  • Reference Client documentation for configuration of the console reference client using parameters.
  • Reference Server documentation for running against CTT.
  • Provisioning Mode for secure certificate provisioning and initial server configuration.
  • Using the Container support of the Reference Server in Visual Studio 2026 and for local testing.

Starting with version 1.5.375.XX the Windows Forms reference client & reference server were moved to the OPC UA .NET Standard Samples repository.

For the PubSub support library

Global Discovery Server (GDS)

  • GDS Developer Guide — Application registration, certificate management (pull & push models), roles and authorization, provider implementation, end-to-end examples.
  • KeyCredentialService — Credential issuance for non-OPC UA services (MQTT, REST), IKeyCredentialRequestStore provider guide, ISecretStore integration.
  • AuthorizationService — OAuth2-style access token issuance, IAccessTokenProvider implementation guide.
  • Role-Based Security — Part 18 roles and claim-based identity-mapping rules.
  • Identity Providers — server and client identity-provider architecture.
  • Dependency Injection — dependency injection hosting and identity registration extensions.