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1 | 1 | # EvidenceForge Implementation Plan |
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3 | | -**Status:** Phase 3 - MVP Release ✅ COMPLETE. Phase 4 planned. |
| 3 | +**Status:** Phase 4 - Data Quality Evaluation ✅ SCORING COMPLETE (5/5 dimensions). LLM spot-check deferred. |
4 | 4 | **Started:** 2026-03-11 |
5 | | -**Last Updated:** 2026-03-16 (Phase 4 Data Quality Evaluation planned, PRD at docs/data-quality-prd.md) |
| 5 | +**Last Updated:** 2026-03-16 (Phase 4 eval framework complete: 5 dimensions, 23 sub-scores, 653+ tests) |
6 | 6 | **Target MVP Completion:** 7-10 weeks from start |
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8 | 8 | **Recent Completions:** |
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420 | 420 | **Scoring model:** 5 dimensions roll up to an overall 0-100 score. Each dimension has weighted sub-scores. Acceptance criteria are a separate pass/fail layer on top of scores. |
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422 | | -### 4.1 Report Framework & CLI Command |
423 | | - |
424 | | -- [ ] Create `src/evidenceforge/evaluation/` package structure |
425 | | -- [ ] `evaluation/engine.py` — Orchestrator: runs all dimensions, collects scores, applies acceptance criteria |
426 | | -- [ ] `evaluation/report.py` — Report formatting (Rich text + JSON output) |
427 | | -- [ ] Add `eforge eval` CLI command to `cli/commands.py` |
428 | | - - [ ] Args: `<output_directory> --scenario <scenario.yaml>` |
429 | | - - [ ] Flags: `--format json|text`, `--verbose`, `--llm-review` |
430 | | -- [ ] Data model for scores: DimensionScore, SubScore, AcceptanceCriterion, QualityReport |
431 | | -- [ ] Test: CLI argument parsing, report formatting |
432 | | - |
433 | | -### 4.2 Dimension 1 — Record-Level Fidelity (weight: 0.15) |
434 | | - |
435 | | -- [ ] `evaluation/dimensions/record_fidelity.py` |
436 | | -- [ ] **Tier A: Parsability & Structure** (0.40) — parse every record, check required fields, validate types |
437 | | - - [ ] Reuse/extend `src/evidenceforge/formats/validator.py` for per-record validation |
438 | | - - [ ] Format-specific parsers: XML (Windows), JSON (Zeek, eCAR), regex (syslog, web, snort, bash_history) |
439 | | -- [ ] **Tier B: Co-occurrence Rules** (0.35) — field combination checks |
440 | | - - [ ] `evaluation/rules/co_occurrence.py` — rule engine + initial YAML rule sets per format |
441 | | - - [ ] Start with 5-10 rules per format (e.g., Win 4624 LogonType=3 requires IpAddress; Zeek dns requires port 53) |
442 | | - - [ ] Rules stored as YAML data files alongside format definitions |
443 | | -- [ ] **Tier C: Population Statistics** (0.25) — aggregate distribution checks |
444 | | - - [ ] `evaluation/rules/distributions.py` — reference profiles + divergence scoring |
445 | | - - [ ] Event type distribution, user agent diversity, process name frequency |
446 | | -- [ ] Test: known-good fixtures score high, known-bad fixtures score low |
447 | | - |
448 | | -### 4.3 Dimension 5 — Signal Integrity (weight: 0.20) |
449 | | - |
450 | | -- [ ] `evaluation/dimensions/signal_integrity.py` |
451 | | -- [ ] **Event Presence** (0.25) — storyline events visible within sensor coverage produced traces |
452 | | -- [ ] **Indicator Accuracy** (0.25) — present events carry correct IPs, usernames, hostnames, processes |
453 | | -- [ ] **Pivot Linkability** (0.25) — consecutive storyline steps share pivotable indicators |
454 | | -- [ ] **Storyline Temporal Integrity** (0.25) — events in correct order at correct times |
455 | | -- [ ] Parse scenario storyline + build expected trace mapping |
456 | | -- [ ] Test: scenarios with missing/wrong indicators score appropriately |
457 | | - |
458 | | -### 4.4 Dimension 4 — Temporal Realism (weight: 0.15) |
459 | | - |
460 | | -- [ ] `evaluation/dimensions/temporal.py` |
461 | | -- [ ] **Work Hour Distribution** (0.20) — user events cluster in persona work hours (80-95%) |
462 | | -- [ ] **Human Burstiness** (0.20) — CV of inter-event times per user (target: 1-3) |
463 | | -- [ ] **System Process Regularity** (0.20) — autocorrelation of system event timestamps |
464 | | -- [ ] **Causal Ordering** (0.20) — known causal pairs correctly sequenced |
465 | | - - [ ] `evaluation/rules/causal_pairs.py` — causal pair definitions per format |
466 | | -- [ ] **Timing Plausibility** (0.20) — no physically impossible timing |
467 | | -- [ ] Test: uniform-distribution data scores low on burstiness; correctly-ordered data scores high on causality |
468 | | - |
469 | | -### 4.5 Dimension 2 — Cross-Source Coherence (weight: 0.25) |
470 | | - |
471 | | -- [ ] `evaluation/dimensions/cross_source.py` |
472 | | -- [ ] `evaluation/visibility.py` — build visibility model from scenario topology |
473 | | - - [ ] Which hosts have which logging (OS → format mapping) |
474 | | - - [ ] Which network sensors see which traffic (reuse NetworkVisibilityEngine patterns) |
475 | | -- [ ] **Source Correctness** (0.20) — no records in wrong sources (Windows cmds in bash_history, syslog from Windows hosts) |
476 | | -- [ ] **Storyline Trace Coverage** (0.20) — expected traces found in visible sources |
477 | | -- [ ] **Cross-Source Field Agreement** (0.20) — timestamps (UTC-normalized, ±30s tolerance), IPs, usernames agree |
478 | | -- [ ] **Baseline Coherence — Sampled** (0.20) — random 5-10% sample of baseline events checked |
479 | | -- [ ] **Baseline Coherence — Aggregate** (0.20) — per-user/system event counts proportional across sources |
480 | | -- [ ] Test: cross-OS mismatch fixtures, missing trace fixtures |
481 | | - |
482 | | -### 4.6 Dimension 3 — Background Noise Realism (weight: 0.25) |
483 | | - |
484 | | -- [ ] `evaluation/dimensions/noise_realism.py` |
485 | | -- [ ] `evaluation/anomaly.py` — lightweight statistical anomaly detector |
486 | | -- [ ] **Volume Adequacy** (0.25) — noise-to-signal ratio meets intensity thresholds (low ~500:1, med ~5K:1, high ~10K:1+) |
487 | | -- [ ] **User Behavioral Diversity** (0.25) — entropy/pairwise similarity of per-user event distributions |
488 | | -- [ ] **Activity Plausibility** (0.25) — activities match persona/system/OS assignments |
489 | | -- [ ] **Organic Anomaly Rate** (0.25) — 1-5% of background flagged as anomalous (too clean = bad, too chaotic = bad) |
490 | | -- [ ] Test: cookie-cutter user activity scores low on diversity; clean-only background scores low on anomaly rate |
491 | | - |
492 | | -### 4.7 LLM Spot-Check Layer (optional) |
493 | | - |
494 | | -- [ ] Implement `--llm-review` flag in eval command |
495 | | -- [ ] Sample 20-50 records for qualitative LLM assessment |
496 | | -- [ ] Three check types: Record Realism, Narrative Coherence, Hunting Feasibility |
497 | | -- [ ] Append commentary to report (does not affect numeric scores) |
498 | | - |
499 | | -### 4.8 Integration & Acceptance Criteria |
500 | | - |
501 | | -- [ ] Acceptance criteria engine: hard requirements (reject) + quality targets (flag) |
502 | | - - [ ] Hard: Dim1 Tier A >= 98%, Dim2 Source Correctness >= 95%, Dim4 Causal Ordering >= 99%, Dim5 Event Presence >= 90% |
503 | | - - [ ] Targets: Overall >= 70, each dimension >= 60, Dim3 anomaly rate 1-5% |
504 | | -- [ ] Supplementary metrics: Difficulty Estimate (indicator distinctiveness, signal ratio) |
505 | | -- [ ] Integration test: `eforge generate` + `eforge eval` pipeline on test scenarios |
506 | | -- [ ] Run eval on existing fixtures (minimal, attack, retail-store) to establish baselines |
| 422 | +### 4.1 Report Framework & CLI Command ✅ COMPLETE |
| 423 | + |
| 424 | +- [x] Create `src/evidenceforge/evaluation/` package structure |
| 425 | +- [x] `evaluation/engine.py` — Orchestrator with progress callbacks, acceptance criteria |
| 426 | +- [x] `evaluation/report.py` — Rich text + JSON report formatting |
| 427 | +- [x] `evaluation/models.py` — QualityReport, DimensionScore, SubScore, AcceptanceCriterion |
| 428 | +- [x] Add `eforge eval` CLI command with Rich progress bars |
| 429 | +- [x] 7 log parsers: XML (Windows), NDJSON (Zeek, eCAR), regex (syslog, snort, web, bash_history) |
| 430 | +- [x] Tests: 50 tests for parsers, models, CLI, report |
| 431 | + |
| 432 | +### 4.2 Dimension 1 — Record-Level Fidelity (weight: 0.15) ✅ COMPLETE |
| 433 | + |
| 434 | +- [x] `evaluation/dimensions/record_fidelity.py` |
| 435 | +- [x] Tier A: Parsability (reuses formats/validator.py) |
| 436 | +- [x] Tier B: Co-occurrence rules (YAML rule sets, 5-10 per format) |
| 437 | +- [x] Tier C: Population statistics (Jensen-Shannon divergence, hand-rolled) |
| 438 | +- [x] Tests: known-good/bad fixtures |
| 439 | + |
| 440 | +### 4.3 Dimension 5 — Signal Integrity (weight: 0.20) ✅ COMPLETE |
| 441 | + |
| 442 | +- [x] `evaluation/dimensions/signal_integrity.py` |
| 443 | +- [x] Event Presence, Indicator Accuracy, Pivot Linkability, Storyline Temporal Integrity |
| 444 | +- [x] Storyline resolution (ISO + relative offsets), keyword-based activity matching |
| 445 | +- [x] Tests: 17 tests covering all sub-scores |
| 446 | + |
| 447 | +### 4.4 Dimension 4 — Temporal Realism (weight: 0.15) ✅ COMPLETE |
| 448 | + |
| 449 | +- [x] `evaluation/dimensions/temporal.py` |
| 450 | +- [x] Work Hour Distribution, Human Burstiness (CV), System Process Regularity (autocorrelation) |
| 451 | +- [x] Causal Ordering with `evaluation/rules/causal_pairs.yaml` (4 pair types) |
| 452 | +- [x] Timing Plausibility (command rate + transfer speed checks) |
| 453 | +- [x] Tests: 17 tests |
| 454 | + |
| 455 | +### 4.5 Dimension 2 — Cross-Source Coherence (weight: 0.25) ✅ COMPLETE |
| 456 | + |
| 457 | +- [x] `evaluation/dimensions/cross_source.py` |
| 458 | +- [x] `evaluation/visibility.py` — OS→format mapping + NetworkVisibilityEngine reuse |
| 459 | +- [x] Source Correctness, Storyline Trace Coverage, Cross-Source Field Agreement |
| 460 | +- [x] Baseline Coherence (Sampled + Aggregate) |
| 461 | +- [x] Tests: 11 tests |
| 462 | + |
| 463 | +### 4.6 Dimension 3 — Background Noise Realism (weight: 0.25) ✅ COMPLETE |
| 464 | + |
| 465 | +- [x] `evaluation/dimensions/noise_realism.py` |
| 466 | +- [x] `evaluation/anomaly.py` — statistical anomaly detector (work hours, failed ops, rare processes, unexpected ports) |
| 467 | +- [x] Volume Adequacy, User Behavioral Diversity (cosine similarity), Activity Plausibility |
| 468 | +- [x] Organic Anomaly Rate (1-5% target) |
| 469 | +- [x] Tests: 13 tests |
| 470 | + |
| 471 | +### 4.7 LLM Spot-Check Layer (optional) — DEFERRED |
| 472 | + |
| 473 | +- [ ] Deferred until LLM client is available (Bedrock integration) |
| 474 | +- [ ] `--llm-review` flag placeholder in CLI (accepted but not yet functional) |
| 475 | + |
| 476 | +### 4.8 Integration & Acceptance Criteria ✅ COMPLETE |
| 477 | + |
| 478 | +- [x] Acceptance criteria engine: hard requirements (reject) + quality targets (flag) |
| 479 | + - [x] Hard: Dim1 Tier A >= 98%, Dim2 Source Correctness >= 95%, Dim4 Causal Ordering >= 99%, Dim5 Event Presence >= 90% |
| 480 | +- [x] Integration test: `eforge generate` + `eforge eval` pipeline verified on retail-store-ftp-attack |
| 481 | +- [x] 653+ tests passing, all 5 dimensions scoring |
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508 | 483 | ### 4.9 Scenario Skill Update |
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510 | 485 | - [ ] Update `commands/eforge/scenario.md` to check sensor coverage during authoring |
511 | 486 | - [ ] Flag when storyline events may not be discoverable given declared topology |
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513 | | -**Phase 4 Milestone:** `eforge eval` produces comprehensive quality reports with 5-dimension scoring, acceptance criteria, and optional LLM spot-checks. Reports feed back into generation improvements. |
| 488 | +**Phase 4 Status:** ✅ All 5 scoring dimensions complete (23 sub-scores). `eforge eval` produces comprehensive quality reports. 653+ tests. LLM spot-check deferred. |
| 489 | + |
| 490 | +**Baseline scores on retail-store-ftp-attack (24K records, 4 sources):** |
| 491 | +- Overall: 78/100 |
| 492 | +- Dim 1 (Record Fidelity): 68 — empty SIDs, distribution skew |
| 493 | +- Dim 2 (Cross-Source): 100 — correct OS mapping, field agreement |
| 494 | +- Dim 3 (Noise Realism): 50 — volume too low, users too similar |
| 495 | +- Dim 4 (Temporal): 67 — work hours too concentrated, burstiness low |
| 496 | +- Dim 5 (Signal Integrity): 100 — all storyline events found with correct indicators |
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