Closes the "have you tested it" gap as much as we can without x86 KVM.
The Pi is ARM64 — can't boot Metasploitable2 or run KVM-accelerated
guests. But most of the Tier-3 chain doesn't need x86:
* chunked_real_binary_upload is just shell commands over a pipe
* exploit module TOMLs and the deterministic selector are pure Python
* manifest loading + sample selection are pure Python
* msfrpcd itself runs on ARM (Ruby + Java)
* the receiver's commit gate is the same on any arch
verify_tier3_local.py exercises each of those end-to-end, in process,
on this Pi:
PASS exploits/modules/*.toml parse + selector deterministic
PASS manifest loads + selector covers every sample
PASS chunked binary upload survives a real /bin/sh round-trip
(150 KB binary, 26 chunks, sha256-verified end to end)
PASS staged samples are Linux i386 ELF (when staged)
PASS msfrpcd round-trips core.version (when listening)
PASS receiver /v1/health + gate enforces commit allow-list
Live result on this Pi today: 5 PASS, 1 SKIP (msfrpcd not installed
on the Pi, which is correct — the Pi is the receiver, not a lab
host). When run on a lab host after install-tier-3-4.sh, all 6
PASS gives full Tier-3 readiness.
What this script does NOT verify (still needs x86 KVM on a lab
host, covered by install-tier-3-4.sh's verify step):
* Metasploitable2 boots under QEMU/KVM
* vsftpd_234_backdoor lands a session against it
* the chunked-upload binary actually executes inside that session
But the chunked-upload step proves every byte of the upload path
(printf '%s', heredoc-free path, base64 decode, sha256 verify,
chmod, exec scaffold) works against a real POSIX shell. An msfrpc
session presents the same shell interface, so a passing local-sh
test is strong evidence the production path will work.
tests/test_tier3_local_verify.py wraps the deterministic steps
(module parse, manifest, chunked upload) so pytest catches
regressions automatically. 174/174 total.
Operator workflow: ssh into Pi (or lab host), run:
/opt/cis490/.venv/bin/python tools/verify_tier3_local.py
Each step prints PASS/FAIL/SKIP with detail. Exit 1 if any FAIL.
