Abstract: A request to sign a provided payload is received, wherein the payload includes an automation script specified to execute on one or more management service instances. The automation script is validated, including by modifying the payload to add metadata data associated with the validation. An encrypted version of a digital signature private key that was received is sent to a credential system. An unencrypted version is received and used to sign the modified payload. The signed modified payload is provided in response to the request to sign the provided payload. The signed modified payload is configured to, in response to a request to execute the automation script on the one or more of the management service instances, be verified using a public key corresponding to the digital signature private key and allow a validation of the automation script at least in part by using the included added metadata.

Abstract: A request to sign a provided payload is received, wherein the payload includes an automation script specified to execute on one or more management service instances. The automation script is validated, including by modifying the payload to add metadata data associated with the validation. An encrypted version of a digital signature private key that was received is sent to a credential system. An unencrypted version is received and used to sign the modified payload. The signed modified payload is provided in response to the request to sign the provided payload. The signed modified payload is configured to, in response to a request to execute the automation script on the one or more of the management service instances, be verified using a public key corresponding to the digital signature private key and allow a validation of the automation script at least in part by using the included added metadata.

Abstract: A system includes software and a computing device configured to test the software in parallel. The computing device may obtain a first test case from a plurality of test cases. The first test case may be configured to cause the software to access a subset of data entries in a database. A plurality of locks facilitates exclusive access to the plurality of data entries. The computing device may further attempt to acquire a subset of the locks that correspond to the subset of the data entries. The computing device may further determine when to execute the first test case. Doing so involves either: (i) failing to acquire all of the subset of the locks and delaying execution of the first test case, or (ii) successfully acquiring all of the subset of the locks and executing the first test case in parallel with the second test case.

Abstract: A system includes software and a computing device configured to test the software in parallel. The computing device may obtain a first test case from a plurality of test cases. The first test case may be configured to cause the software to access a subset of data entries in a database. A plurality of locks facilitates exclusive access to the plurality of data entries. The computing device may further attempt to acquire a subset of the locks that correspond to the subset of the data entries. The computing device may further determine when to execute the first test case. Doing so involves either: (i) failing to acquire all of the subset of the locks and delaying execution of the first test case, or (ii) successfully acquiring all of the subset of the locks and executing the first test case in parallel with the second test case.