Mastercard Incorporated
Systems and methods for use in data structure validation

Abstract:

A method for validating data structures includes generating and storing, at each of multiple intervals, a signature for each of multiple data structures, including a parent data structure and a child data structure. The method also includes, in response to a request to validate the child data structure, retrieving active state signatures of the parent and child data structures, and comparing the active state signatures. The method further includes, when the active state signatures are inconsistent, comparing the active state signature of the child data structure to a first prior state signature of the parent data structure; and when the active state signature of the child data structure is consistent with the first prior state signature of the parent data structure, notifying a user that the child data structure is a match for the parent data structure but out of sync therewith.