A proof infrastructure for binary programs

Abstract

Establishing properties of binary programs by proof is a desirable goal when the properties of interest are crucial, such as those that arise in safety- and security-critical applications. Practical development of proofs for binary programs requires a substantial infrastructure to disassemble the program, define the machine semantics, and actually undertake the required proofs. At the center of these infrastructure requirements is the need to document semantics in a formal language. In this paper we present a work-in-progress proof infrastructure for binary programs based on AdaCore and Altran’s integrated development and verification environment, SPARKPro. We illustrate the infrastructure with proof of a security property.