Per-File Debug Resource Delivery with Cryptographic Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional debugging systems require developers to download entire application packages to debug a single file, leading to inefficiency and lack of trust in the integrity of debug resources.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows developers to request and validate debug resources on a per-file basis using digital verification certificates and signatures, ensuring the integrity of the files through cryptographic key pairs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If developers download entire application packages to debug a single file, then debugging resources are available, but data transfer volume increases and debugging efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the application package into individual file components, each with its own debug symbol file. Instead of distributing the entire package, the system allows developers to request and receive only the specific file and its corresponding debug symbols needed for debugging, thereby reducing data transfer volume while maintaining debugging capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the necessary debugging components (individual source files and their corresponding debug symbol files) from the complete application package. The server identifies and sends only the specific file and its debug symbols that match the executable code being debugged, eliminating the need to transfer unnecessary files.
2Reliability
If developers download entire application packages to debug a single file, then debugging resources are available, but debugging time increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the application into individual files with separate debug symbol files, the system enables developers to download only the specific file needed for debugging rather than the entire package, significantly reducing the time required to obtain debugging resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The server performs preliminary actions by identifying which specific file and its corresponding debug symbols are needed based on the executable code provided, and prepares only those components for transmission before the developer initiates the debugging session, reducing waiting time.
3Ease of operation
If conventional debugging systems are used, then debugging can be performed, but integrity verification of debug resources is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the server provides cryptographic signatures for each transmitted file, and the client verifies these signatures to confirm file integrity. This feedback loop ensures that the downloaded files have not been tampered with and are authentic, enhancing reliability while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces cryptographic signatures and verification certificates as intermediaries between the server and client. These intermediaries serve as trust mediators that verify the authenticity and integrity of the transmitted files without complicating the debugging process for the developer.
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AI summary
Processing logic may send an HTTP request for a file to an HTTP server over a computer network. Processing logic may receive, from the HTTP server, a signature that is associated with the file, and the file. The file may include the source code that is associated with the file, executable code that corresponds to the source code, and debug data associated with the source code and the executable code. Processing logic compares the signature with the file using a digital verification certificate to validate the file. In response to the file being validated, processing logic accepts the file from the HTTP server.