SOURCE CODE MAPPING THROUGH CONTEXT SPECIFIC KEY WORD INDEXES AND FINGERPRINTING

The present disclosure describes a system and method that identifies locations in source code files that are associated with particular Web requests. The system generates a fingerprint for each Web request based at least in part on the parameters of each HTTP request. By fingerprinting the propertie...

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Main Authors Carmack Scott Gerard, Bellucci Daniele, Lakkakula Narasimha Rao
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.03.2018
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:The present disclosure describes a system and method that identifies locations in source code files that are associated with particular Web requests. The system generates a fingerprint for each Web request based at least in part on the parameters of each HTTP request. By fingerprinting the properties of the source code that generates each HTTP request, Web requests that are generated by executing the fingerprinted code can be traced back to specific source code files, and in some cases an exact line of code. In many examples, a webpage or an action on a webpage can be traced back to a line of source code that is associated with the request. This may allow a developer to find a software defect or security vulnerability by tracing Web requests of a running application and then mapping suspect Web requests back to corresponding lines of code.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715814064