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Interactive proof assistants are computer programs carefully constructed to check a human-designed proof of a mathematical claim with high confidence in the implementation. However, this only validates truth of a formal claim, which may…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2023-10-09 Colin S. Gordon , Sergey Matskevich

Formal method-based analysis of the 5G Wireless Communication Protocol is crucial for identifying logical vulnerabilities and facilitating an all-encompassing security assessment, especially in the design phase. Natural Language Processing…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-08-08 Shiyu Yuan , Jingda Yang , Sudhanshu Arya , Carlo Lipizzi , Ying Wang

Softwarization and virtualization in 5G and beyond necessitate thorough testing to ensure the security of critical infrastructure and networks, requiring the identification of vulnerabilities and unintended emergent behaviors from protocol…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-07-24 Jingda Yang , Sudhanshu Arya , Ying Wang

Aiming for strong security assurance, recently there has been an increasing interest in formal verification of cryptographic constructions. This paper presents a mechanised formal verification of the popular Pedersen commitment protocol,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-01-17 Roberto Metere , Changyu Dong

We propose MetaCP, a Meta Cryptography Protocol verification tool, as an automated tool simplifying the design of security protocols through a graphical interface. The graphical interface can be seen as a modern editor of a non-relational…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-10-08 Luca Arnaboldi , Roberto Metere

Modern machine learning pipelines are built on numerical algorithms. Reliable numerical methods are thus a prerequisite for trustworthy machine learning and cyber-physical systems. Therefore, we contribute a framework for verified numerical…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2025-11-26 Dustin Bryant , Jonathan Julian Huerta y Munive , Simon Foster

Formal methods were frequently shown to be effective and, perhaps because of that, practitioners are interested in using them more often. Still, these methods are far less applied than expected, particularly, in critical domains where they…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-08-23 Mario Gleirscher , Jaco van de Pol , Jim Woodcock

To analyse and verify the safety and security properties of interactive systems, a formal specification might be necessary. There are many types of formal languages and frameworks. The decision regarding what type of formal specification…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2025-05-15 Maria Spichkova

The failure of hardware or software in a critical system can lead to loss of lives. The design errors can be main source of the failures that can be introduced during system development process. Formal techniques are an alternative approach…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2014-07-04 Dominique Méry , Neeraj Kumar Singh

SPEEDY is an Eclipse-based IDE for exploring techniques that assist users in generating correct specifications, particularly including invariant inference algorithms and tools. It integrates with several back-end tools that propose…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2014-04-29 David R. Cok , Scott C. Johnson

UCLID5 is a tool for the multi-modal formal modeling, verification, and synthesis of systems. It enables one to tackle verification problems for heterogeneous systems such as combinations of hardware and software, or those that have…

Enterprise application integration (EAI) solutions are the centrepiece of current enterprise IT architectures (e.g., cloud and mobile computing, business networks), however, require the formalization of their building blocks, represented by…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-09-13 Daniel Ritter , Stefanie Rinderle-Ma , Marco Montali , Andrey Rivkin , Aman Sinha

Formal methods can be used for verifying security protocols, but their adoption can be hindered by the complexity of translating natural language protocol specifications into formal representations. In this paper, we introduce ModelForge, a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-06-10 Martin Duclos , Ivan A. Fernandez , Kaneesha Moore , Sudip Mittal , Edward Zieglar

The manifold interactions between safety and security aspects makes it plausible to handle safety and security risks in an unified way. The paper develops a corresponding approach based on the discrete event systems (DEVS) paradigm. The…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-01-08 Joachim Draeger , Stefan Hahndel

File-based encryption (FBE) schemes have been developed by software vendors to address security concerns related to data storage. While methods of encrypting data-at-rest may seem relatively straightforward, the main proponents of these…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-11-25 David Galindo , Jia Liu , Chris McMahon Stone , Mihai Ordean

Network administration is an inherently complex task, in particular with regard to security. Using the Isabelle interactive proof assistant, we develop two automated, formally verified tools which help uncovering and preventing bugs in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-08-29 Cornelius Diekmann

Modern society is increasingly surrounded by, and accustomed to, a wide range of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Internet-of-Things (IoT), and smart devices. They often perform safety-critical functions, e.g., personal medical devices,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-01-14 Ivan De Oliveira Nunes , Karim Eldefrawy , Norrathep Rattanavipanon , Gene Tsudik

Constrained IoT devices are becoming ubiquitous in society and there is a need for secure communication protocols that respect the constraints under which these devices operate. EDHOC is an authenticated key establishment protocol for…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-07-16 Karl Norrman , Vaishnavi Sundararajan , Alessandro Bruni

Most software development projects rely on Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) based on the desktop paradigm, with an interactive, mouse-driven user interface. The standard installation of ACL2, on the other hand, is designed to work…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2013-05-01 Caleb Eggensperger

Developing safety critical applications often require rare human resources to complete successfully while off-the-shelf block solutions appear difficult to adapt especially during short-term projects. The CLEARSY Safety Platform fulfils a…