Managing patched global assembly cache (GAC) method for websites running in a .NET framework environment

A system for managing patched Global assembly cache (GAC) methods for websites running in a .NET framework environment, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores processor-executable instructions, which, on execution, cause the processor to:
• initiate, by a monitoring server, a second domain when a website hosted on a web-server is loaded for a first-time, wherein the web-server corresponds to a first domain, wherein the website comprises a set of .NET modules, and wherein one or more of the set of .NET modules are GAC methods of interest, selected based on performance impact, security relevance, and operational importance;
• create, by the web-server, a copy of each of the one or more .NET modules for reverse patching;
• create, by the web-server, a runner method to call the copy of each of the one or more .NET modules;
• create, by the monitoring server, a patched method corresponding to each of the one or more .NET modules in the second domain, wherein creating the patched method for a .NET module comprises inserting a preconfigured tracking code that calls the runner method in the website via reflection;
• call, in run-time and by the web-server, the patched method in the second domain upon encountering the corresponding .NET module, wherein calling the patched method comprises:
• call, in run-time and by the monitoring server, the runner method via reflection, and wherein calling the runner method comprises:
• call, in run-time and by the web-server, the copy of the corresponding .NET module via reverse patching;
• monitoring, in real-time and by the monitoring server, a behaviour of the patched method in the second domain;
• and
• generate, by the web-server, a notification when the website is unloaded, wherein the notification is provided to the monitoring server via standard notification mechanisms.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for managing patched Global assembly cache (GAC) methods for websites running in a .NET framework environment, the computer-executable instructions configured for:

• initiating a second domain when a website hosted on a web-server is loaded for a first-time, wherein web-server corresponds to a first domain, wherein the website comprises a set of .NET modules, and wherein one or more of the set of .NET modules are GAC methods of interest, selected based on performance impact, security relevance, and operational importance;
• creating a copy of each of the one or more .NET modules for reverse patching;
• creating a runner method to call the copy of each of the one or more .NET modules;
• creating a patched method corresponding to each of the one or more .NET modules in the second domain, wherein creating the patched method for a .NET module comprises inserting a preconfigured tracking code that calls the runner method in the website via reflection;
• calling, in run-time, the patched method in the second domain upon encountering the corresponding .NET module, wherein calling the patched method comprises:
• calling, in run-time, the runner method via reflection, and wherein calling the runner method comprises:
• calling, in run-time, the copy of the corresponding .NET module via reverse patching;
• monitoring, in real-time, a behaviour of the patched method in the second domain;
• and
• generating a notification when the website is unloaded, wherein the notification is provided to the monitoring server via standard notification mechanisms.