Policy-based detection of anomalous control and data flow paths in an application program
Abstract:
Anomalous control and data flow paths in a program are determined by machine learning the program's normal control flow paths and data flow paths. A subset of those paths also may be determined to involve sensitive data and/or computation. Learning involves collecting events as the program executes, and associating those event with metadata related to the flows. This information is used to train the system about normal paths versus anomalous paths, and sensitive paths versus non-sensitive paths. Training leads to development of a baseline “provenance” graph, which is evaluated to determine “sensitive” control or data flows in the “normal” operation. This process is enhanced by analyzing log data collected during runtime execution of the program against a policy to assign confidence values to the control and data flows. Using these confidence values, anomalous edges and/or paths with respect to the policy are identified to generate a “program execution” provenance graph associated with the policy.
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