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Automated inductive verification of parameterized protocols

  • National University of Singapore

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Abstract

A parameterized concurrent system represents an infinite family (of finite state systems) parameterized by a recursively defined type such as chains, trees. It is therefore natural to verify parameterized systems by inducting over this type. We employ a program transformation based proof methodology to automate such induction proofs. Our proof technique is geared to automate nested induction proofs which do not involve strengthening of induction hypothesis. Based on this technique, we have designed and implemented a prover for parameterized protocols. The prover has been used to automatically verify safety properties of parameterized cache coherence protocols, including broadcast protocols and protocols with global conditions. Furthermore we also describe its successful use in verifying mutual exclusion in the Java Meta-Locking Algorithm, developed recently by Sun Microsystems for ensuring secure access of Java objects by an arbitrary number of Java threads.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputer Aided Verification - 13th International Conference, CAV 2001, Proceedings
EditorsHubert Comon, Alain Finkel, Gérard Berry
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages25-37
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)3540423451
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001
Event13th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification, CAV 2001 - Paris, France
Duration: Jul 18 2001Jul 22 2001

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume2102
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference13th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification, CAV 2001
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period07/18/0107/22/01

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