Identifying computing devices in a managed network that are involved in blockchain-based mining
US11070632B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/561
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example embodiment relates to discovering computing devices in a managed network that are involved in blockchain-based mining. The example embodiment may involve a proxy server application that is disposed within the managed network, controlled by a remote network management platform, and configured to: provide, to a computing device disposed within the managed network, one or more instructions to identify one or more applications executing on the computing device; determine, for an application of the one or more applications that were identified, a command string used to invoke the application to execute on the computing device; compare the command string to a plurality of identifiers indicative of blockchain-based mining; determine that the command string includes an identifier from the plurality of identifiers indicative of blockchain-based mining; and based on determining that the command string includes the identifier, store, in a database, an indication that the application is associated with blockchain-based mining.
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