Distributions Authority (DAL) — Testing & Deployment Procedures (Phase 0 — High-Level)

Document Version: 1.0 Date: August 8, 2025 Author: CrownThrive, LLC — [email protected] Project: CHLOM™ — Compliance Hybrid Licensing & Ownership Model

1. Objective

Establish the high-level testing methodology and deployment strategy for DAL, ensuring secure, stable, and compliant rollout across environments. Phase 0 focuses on designing test plans, staging workflows, and rollback contingencies for integration with DLA, LEX, and external systems.

2. Testing Stages

• Unit Testing
• Validate smart contract logic modules (payout, escrow, compliance checks).
• Mock API endpoints for license verification, identity checks, and ZK-proof retrieval.
• Integration Testing
• End-to-end verification between DAL, DLA, and LEX APIs.
• Compliance AI and Fingerprint ID/DID resolution simulation.
• Performance Testing
• Throughput and latency benchmarks under peak transaction load.
• Stress testing for batch payout processing.
• Security Testing
• Smart contract vulnerability scans.
• Penetration testing for API endpoints.
• Governance Testing
• DAO-triggered actions, dispute resolutions, and escalation flows.

3. Deployment Pipeline

1. Development Environment — Build and run initial unit tests.
2. Testnet/Staging Environment — Deploy smart contracts and APIs for integration and load testing.
3. Audit Phase — Third-party contract and security reviews.
4. Pre-Production Review — Governance sign-off and compliance verification.
5. Mainnet Deployment — Controlled rollout with staged activation.
6. Post-Deployment Monitoring — Continuous logging and anomaly detection.

4. Rollback Procedures

• Smart Contracts
• Use proxy upgrade pattern for reversions.
• Emergency pause function for payout halt.
• APIs
• Blue-green deployment to switch between stable and rollback versions.
• Data Integrity
• Backup CHLOM Ledger entries and off-chain compliance proofs.

5. Monitoring Post-Deployment

• Real-time payout flow monitoring with automated alerts.
• Compliance verification on random payout samples.
• Performance trend analysis for scaling readiness.

6. Example Deployment Script (Pseudo Bash)

#!/bin/bash
# Deploy DAL smart contracts to testnet
truffle migrate --network testnet
# Run post-deployment tests
npm run test:integration
# Notify governance panel
curl -X POST https://dao.chlom.io/notify --data '{"deployment":"complete"}'

7. Phase Allocation

• Phase 0 — Define test and deployment strategy, including rollback plans.
• Phase 1 — Implement automated test suites and staging workflows.
• Phase 2 — Integrate security scanning and audit processes.
• Phase 3 — Conduct full-scale governance and performance tests.
• Phase 4 — Execute mainnet deployment with staged activation.
• Phase 5 — Continuous improvement and scaling optimization.

Next Step: Proceed to Phase 4–5 Launch Plan & Governance Transition for DAL to define full-scale rollout, DAO oversight activation, and long-term operational scaling.