[PDF][PDF] Secret-directed unwinding

B Dongol, M Griffin, A Popescu, J Wright - Archive of Formal Proofs, May, 2024 - isa-afp.org
This entry formalizes the secret-directed unwinding disproof method for relative security. The
method was presented in the CSF 2023 paper “Relative Security: Formally Modeling and …

FSLH: Flexible Mechanized Speculative Load Hardening

R Blanco, L Ducruet, S Harwig, C Hritcu - arxiv preprint arxiv:2502.03203, 2025 - arxiv.org
The Spectre speculative side-channel attacks pose formidable threats for computer system
security. Research has shown that cryptographic constant-time code can be efficiently …

Static Analysis by Abstract Interpretation of Quantitative Program Properties

D Mazzucato - 2024 - inria.hal.science
This thesis aims to develop efficient, mathematically sound methods to improve software
reliability using abstract interpretation, a formal framework for approximating program …

[PDF][PDF] A Binary Analysis Platform in Isabelle/HOL

MJ Griffin - 2024 - openresearch.surrey.ac.uk
This thesis sheds light on the key aspects of verifying binary analysis. Binary analysis refers
to the process of analysing binaries without the need for high-level source code. The Binary …

[PDF][PDF] A formalized programming language with speculative execution

J Wright - 2024 - isa-afp.org
We present the formalization of a programming language whose operational semantics
allows for the speculative execution of its statements. This type of semantics is relevant for …