WP5

PSA development and testing instructions

These instructions show how to test PSAs in a local setup and in the NED.

Note: The instructions will be updated later to show how PSAs can be smoke-tested in a real NED environment (possibly run in Jenkins or some staging environment so the testing can be made just by triggering a build on Jenkins after updating PSA codes to the PSA repository).

Testing a PSA on a local setup (instructions based on Y1 demo setup)

These instructions can be used to test a PSA in a local setup without the NED inside KVM. These instructions will be updated later. The same setup can be achieved with Virtualbox or VMware.

See the instructions from: https://gitlab.secured-fp7.eu/secured/secured/blob/master/WP5/PSA_local_testing_instructions.docx

Links to the mentioned images in the guide:

https://www.secured-fp7.eu/files/PSA.img

https://www.secured-fp7.eu/files/TrafficGen.img

https://www.secured-fp7.eu/files/trafficRcv.img

https://www.secured-fp7.eu/files/PSASchema.json

Setting up the PSA for testing

Define a suitable way to forward traffic between the interfaces inside your VM. For example, forward the traffic between the interfaces using a bridge (https://wiki.debian.org/BridgeNetworkConnections).

Running tests

After setting up, you can, e.g., ping the TrafficGen or TrafficRcv to test that the setup is working. After this, you can utilize the already installed tools: Apache server and curl.

Testing a PSA with the basic NED implementation (v.0.1)

To test a PSA in the actual NED you need to follow the following instructions.

TBD after successfully testing a PSA with the NED.

Creating a PSA

Using a template

You can use a ready made template image that contain the basic setup needed for a PSA and only modify the PSA mgmt&control to support your PSA, if needed.

Creating a PSA from a clean VM

Package dependencies (required by the PSA mgmt&control) -TBD

Network interface configuration -TBD

Updating the latest PSA software to the image -TBD