Patent ID: 8122256
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for registering a new code fragment in an encrypted registry of a bytecode instrumentation facility, the computer implemented method comprising: verifying a certification authority that authenticated an origin of the new code fragment is a trusted certification authority; verifying the origin of the new code fragment is a trusted code fragment origin; verifying a content of the new code fragment is authentic; and recording information of the new code fragment into the encrypted registry, wherein security of the bytecode instrumentation facility is increased; wherein verifying a certification authority that authenticated an origin of the new code fragment is a trusted certification authority further comprises: extracting a digital certificate from a specified code fragment location to form an extracted digital certificate; using the extracted digital certificate to determine that a certification authority in the extracted digital certificate is a registered trusted certification authority by comparing an extracted digital signature of the extracted digital certificate against a list of registered trusted certification authorities in the encrypted registry.