File System Filter Driver Test Strategy

The purpose of this Post is to define the software
testing scope and purpose for the File System Filter driver. This document will
not include any test steps rather it will focus on the strategy and objectives
of testing tasks.

Filter Driver
Functional Requirements:

• To
  provide file mangling/unmangling to untrusted files.

Filter Driver
Behavioral Pre-Conditions:

• A file
  is indicated as untrusted by having a GreenFrame around the file icon.


• Applications
  launched in the untrusted environment will have a GreenFrame around the
  application window.


• Accessing
  a trusted document from an untrusted “file open” window will open a
  Read-Only copy of the file inside the untrusted environment.


• Trusted
  files will not be able to open Untrusted files.
  They will receive access denied.

 

Client
Configurations/Environment:

• Microsoft
  Windows Versions




• WXP,
  WXP SP1


• W2K
  SP3, W2K SP4




• Microsoft
  Office Suite




• Office
  XP


• Office
  2K




• 3^rd
  party applications




• Winzip
  9.0


• Adobe
  Acrobat, Acrobat Reader 6.0

 

Test Strategy:

 

• Verify
  opening an untrusted file launches the application in the untrusted
  environment.




• Application
  window will have a GreenFrame around it indicating the file application
  is running in the untrusted environment.

 

• Verify
  the user is able to perform the following functions on both local and
  network drives:




• style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Edit and save an untrusted file




• File
  will remain as untrusted after making changes to the file.




• Cut
  and Paste untrusted files from one location to another




• File
  will remain as untrusted in it’s new location




• Copy
  and Paste untrusted file from one location to another.




• File
  will remain as untrusted in both locations.




• Drag
  & Drop untrusted files from one location to another.




• File
  will remain as untrusted in its new location.




• Rename
  an untrusted file.




• File
  will remain as untrusted after renaming the file.




• Delete
  an untrusted file.




• Untrusted
  file will be placed inside the Recycling bin.

 

• Verify
  Guarded files no longer exists




• Files
  with !!gb in the name should never appear as
  untrusted files.


• Selecting
  “Remove Access Restriction” from the context menu immediately makes a
  file trusted.

 

• Verify
  after removing GreenBorder Protection from an untrusted file, all access
  to this file is handled in the trusted environment.




• File
  icon no longer has GB frame around it.


• “Remove
  Access Restriction” verb from context menu is grayed out.


• Content
  can be accessed by non-gb clients

 

• Verify
  an untrusted file cannot be viewed correctly with GB disabled.




• User
  will see mangled content when GB is disabled.