🚀 Delivering Quality, Phase 2: Advancing Encryption & Recovery Validation for Ransomware Defense

 




Ransomware recovery isn’t just about restoring files — it’s about verifying that every byte comes back intact.

At AppNetWise, we’ve enhanced our testing framework to ensure recovery isn’t just completed — it’s proven, verified, and trusted.


🔍 What’s New in Our Testing Framework?

🧱 Phase 1 Recap – Laying the Foundation:

  • 🔄 CI/CD pipelines powered by GitHub Actions
  • 🔷 Infrastructure-as-Code via Terraform
  • 🎭 Browser-based testing using Playwright
  • ☁️ Dynamic Azure VM provisioning
  • 🤖 Agent deployment + end-to-end test execution

🔁 Missed our foundational Phase 1 post? 👉 Check it out here.


✅ Phase 2 Enhancements

🧮 Byte-Level File Verification

We use hash-based comparison to ensure binary-level accuracy:

  • 📁 Original File → Hash generated
  • 🔐 Encrypted File → New hash generated
  • 🔓 Recovered File → Final hash generated

Validation Logic:

  • Original ≠ Encrypted → ✅ Encryption validated
  • Original = Recovered → ✅ Recovery validated

📌 Ensures byte-level fidelity across all tested files.


🔎 In-Depth Recovery Analysis

  • 🟢 Complete Recovery – Matching hash confirms full integrity
  • 🟡 Partial Recovery – Minor, tolerable differences flagged (e.g., padding, metadata)
  • 🔴 Failed Recovery – Mismatches or unreadable files indicate failure

📌 Enables audit readiness and actionable clarity.


📊 HTML Reports

Each test run generates a detailed report with:

  • 🔐 Encryption validation
  • 🔁 Recovery status
  • 📈 Pass/fail metrics — including partial recoveries

➡️ Offers full transparency every time.


☁️ Seamless AzCopy Integration

From VM to GitHub:

  • 🖥️ VMs generate reports → Uploaded to Azure Blob via AzCopy
  • 📥 CI/CD fetches reports → Linked as GitHub Actions artifacts

📌 Enables traceable and visual reporting throughout the pipeline.


📝 Structured GitHub Actions Summary

Each CI/CD run captures:

  • 🌐 Environment & VM details
  • 📁 File/folder activity
  • ✅ Linked artifacts & pass/fail indicators

💡 Supports auditing, debugging, and compliance — effortlessly.


🏆 Phase 2 Outcomes

  • ✔️ Hash-level validation = byte-accurate integrity
  • ✔️ Fully automated = zero manual effort
  • ✔️ HTML reporting + AzCopy = Transparent, traceable workflows


At AppNetWise, “Quality isn’t just a goal — it’s a guarantee.”

We’re pushing the boundaries of automation and validation to ensure ransomware recovery is resilient.


💬 We’d Love Your Input:

🔹 Have you implemented similar validation strategies?

🔹 How do you ensure data integrity after ransomware recovery?

🔹 What tools or frameworks do you rely on?


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