Patent · US Active

Automated software configuration management

US10216527B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jonathan Newcomb Swirsky Whitney · Albany, US
Ido Carmel · San Francisco, US
Steffen Yount · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2017
Grant date	Feb 26, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/44521
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system uses agents to monitor a distributed business transaction as well as monitor changes in software configuration. An agent may detect a file load, such a class load, obtain portions of the file such as functions, and perform a hash on the byte code functions. A hash tree may then be constructed and compared to previous states of the system. The hash tree may be generated, for example, at each file loading detected, so that system states can be compared. Differences in hash trees are detected and the changes are reported to an administrator of the system that provides the distrusted business transaction.

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