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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Jagoda Kuzma, Cracow, PL;
Bartlomiej T. Malecki, Slomniki, PL;
Piotr Padkowski, Lodz, PL;
Marek Peszt, Cracow, PL;
Piotr J. Walczak, Cracow, PL;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A mechanism is provided for adding software signatures to a software catalog may be provided. The software catalog comprises a vendor-maintained software catalog section, a user-maintained software catalog section, and a community-maintained software catalog section. The mechanism scans a system using a software asset management tool. The mechanism adds a new software signature to the community-maintained software catalog section via a Blockchain transaction. An acceptance of the signature into the community-maintained software catalog section is based on a received Blockchain proof-of-work message.