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A method comprises pairing a virtual machine instance with a virtual agent that is registered with registry in an execution environment. In this regard, upon instantiating the virtual machine and the corresponding virtual agent, the virtual agent monitors for transaction(s), e.g., a specific invoked method, on that execution environment. The virtual agent is also configured for generating an event in response to detecting the transaction. The virtual agent provides a unique signature associated with the event, which identifies the origin of the virtual machine instance. Still further, the virtual agent is configured for forwarding the event to the registry for collating with other events so as to produce composite end-to-end logs of processes in a manner that enables provenance.
