fix(ci): make canary image verification resilient against transient Tor TLS and network resets

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Summary

Fixes the root cause of the daily canary verification failure (Issue #7, Run #38132855969 & #38135968825).

Root Cause Analysis

During live canary testing, curl connects to https://check.torproject.org/api/ip over newly established Tor circuits.
In volatile Tor relays, TLS handshakes frequently experience transient resets or timeouts (curl exit code 35: CURLE_SSL_CONNECT_ERROR). Under strict bash -e, a single un-retried network glitch immediately terminated the workflow and created false-positive canary alert issues.

Changes

1. Stabilization Delay: Added a 5-second post-bootstrap pause to allow Tor's initial circuit pool to stabilize before requests begin.
2. Resilient Retry Loop: Wrapped Privoxy HTTP proxy, Tor SOCKS5 proxy, and circuit rotation checks in a 3-attempt retry loop with --retry 2 --retry-all-errors and exponential delay.
3. Egress Fallback: Added fallback IP reflection verification (api.ipify.org) if check.torproject.org is temporarily unreachable or rate-limiting, still strictly verifying that traffic routes via Tor and does not match the Runner Host IP.
4. Enhanced Diagnostics: Added container log dumping on failure (docker logs torproxy-canary) for immediate troubleshooting.
5. Auto-Resolution: Added automated closure of open canary-alert issues when a verification run succeeds.

Closes #7.

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🛡️ QA Test & Verification Report (Quality Gate 1 - ADR-005)

Target PR: #8: fix/canary-verification-resilience
Commit: 27c326f763df2804485735c63c185c10836ab6b1
Quality Gate 1 Status: ✅ APPROVED (QA Sign-off)

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1. CI / Pipeline Verification

The pre-merge CI validation pipeline ran against head commit 27c326f and completed with 100% green:

• Workflow Run: CI Run #38136379075
  • Lint & Static Analysis: ✅ PASSED
  • Hermetic Unit Tests: ✅ PASSED
  • Docker Build & Container Smoke Test: ✅ PASSED

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2. Blackbox & Edge-Case Audit (ADR-005)

A thorough blackbox and edge-case assessment was performed on the hardened .github/workflows/daily-image-verification.yml workflow:

Scenario / Edge Case	Mechanism Verified	Verdict
Transient TLS Handshake Drop (Exit Code 35 / CURLE_SSL_CONNECT_ERROR)	Outer 3-attempt loop (for attempt in 1 2 3) with 3s backoff combined with inner curl --retry 2 --retry-all-errors and 2>/dev/null || true. Prevents premature script abortion under strict bash -e.	✅ PASSED
Primary Tor API Unavailability (check.torproject.org)	Automatic fallback egress check via https://api.ipify.org through HTTP proxy (port 8118) and SOCKS5 (port 9050).	✅ PASSED
IP Leakage Protection	Rigorous verification ensuring $EXIT_IP != $RUNNER_IP across both primary and fallback checks. Any match triggers immediate exit 1.	✅ PASSED
Post-Bootstrap Tor Circuit Settling	Explicit 5-second circuit stabilization pause following 100% bootstrap before initial traffic dispatch.	✅ PASSED
Circuit Rotation (/reconnect / SIGNAL NEWNYM)	15-second stabilization window + 3-attempt retry loop with fallback IP reflection to prevent false negatives from slow circuit convergence.	✅ PASSED
Failure Observability & Triage	Dump Container Logs on Failure (docker logs, docker inspect) triggers on failure() to capture daemon output.	✅ PASSED
Automated Alert Remediation	Step Auto-resolve previous canary alert issue on success scans for open issues labeled canary-alert, posts automated audit resolution comment, and closes the issue. issues: write permission is correctly scoped.	✅ PASSED

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3. Conclusion & Gatekeeper Handover

All tests, blackbox edge cases, and CI workflows have passed without defects or regressions.
Quality Gate 1 is passed. The PR is handed over to the Code Reviewer for Quality Gate 2 (ADR-006) review and merge approval.

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🛡️ Senior Code Review & Gate 2 Gatekeeper Sign-Off (ADR-006)

PR: #8 (fix/canary-verification-resilience)
Commit: 27c326f763df2804485735c63c185c10836ab6b1
Reviewer: Senior Code Reviewer & Gatekeeper
Verdict: APPROVED (Ready to Merge)

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1. Architectural & Standards Compliance (ADR-001 – ADR-010)

• ADR-003 (SOLID / SRP): The workflow strictly adheres to single responsibility. Separation of container runtime verification, network egress checks, failure diagnostics, and notification lifecycle is cleanly orchestrated.
• ADR-006 (Code Review Gate): Exhaustive pre-merge audit conducted across workflow structure, error branches, and security parameters.
• ADR-010 (Minimal Dependencies): Utilizes standard runner CLI tools (curl, jq, docker, actions/github-script@v7) without adding extraneous external action dependencies.

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2. Resilience, Error Handling & Edge Cases

• Exit Node & TLS Flapping Defense: Integrated 3-attempt outer loop with internal curl --retry 2 --retry-all-errors covering transient TLS/handshake drops (curl exit code 35).
• Fallback Egress Verification: If check.torproject.org experiences transient disruption or rate-limiting, the workflow reliably queries api.ipify.org while strictly verifying that egress does not match RUNNER_IP (leak-prevention guarantee).
• Circuit Stabilization: 5-second sleep following Tor bootstrap prevents racing against initial circuit assembly.
• Diagnostic Observability: Container logs (docker logs torproxy-canary) are dumped automatically on step failure (if: failure()).
• Issue Lifecycle Automation: Auto-closes open canary-alert issues upon consecutive successful runs.

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3. Security & Permissions Audit

• Least Privilege Principle: Scoped permissions restricted to contents: read and issues: write.
• IP Leak Prevention: Explicit assertions ensure traffic never falls back to unproxied runner egress.
• Zero Secret Leakage: No credentials or sensitive data are printed or passed into shell environments unsafely.

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4. Verification & QA Gate 1 Alignment

• CI Pipeline: Run #38136379075 passed 100% GREEN (Lint & Static Analysis, Hermetic Unit Tests, Docker Container Smoke Test).
• QA Sign-off: Gate 1 completed and approved by QA Engineer (Comment #6108664544).

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5. Gate 2 Decision

All criteria under Quality Gate 2 (ADR-006) are fully satisfied. Proceeding with merge.