The L4.verified project - next steps

Authors

Gerwin Klein

    School of Computer Science and Engineering
    University of New South Wales
    Sydney 2052 Australia
    
    NICTA, Sydney, Australia

Abstract

Last year, the NICTA L4.verified project produced a formal machine-checked Isabelle/HOL proof that the C code of the seL4 OS microkernel correctly implements its abstract implementation. This paper gives a brief overview of the proof together with its main implications and assumptions, and paints a vision on how this verified kernel can be used for gaining assurance of overall system security on the code level for systems of a million lines of code or more.

This paper is an extended abstract for an invited talk at VSTTE 2010.

BibTeX Entry

  @inproceedings{Klein_10b,
    publisher        = {Springer-Verlag},
    author           = {Gerwin Klein},
    title            = {The {L4.verified} Project - Next Steps},
    series           = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
    booktitle        = {Proceedings of Verified Software: Theories, Tools and Experiments 2010},
    address          = {Edinburgh, UK},
    year             = {2010},
    month            = {Aug},
    volume           = {6217},
    editor           = {Gary Leavens and Peter O'Hearn and Sriram Rajamani},
    pages            = {86--96}
  }

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