A Tool-Chain for High-Assurance Cryptographic Software

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2016

Authors

Almeida, J (Author) Other; Barbosa, M (Author) FCUP; Pacheco, H (Author) Other; Pereira, V (Author) Other

Journal

Title: ERCIM NEWS

Vol. 2016

Pages: 14-15

ISSN: 0926-4981

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Authenticus ID: P-00K-XHG

Abstract (EN): Cryptography is an inherently interdisciplinary area and the development of high-quality cryptographic software is a time-consuming task drawing on skills from mathematics, computer science and electrical engineering, only achievable by highly skilled programmers. The challenge is to map high-level cryptographic specifications phrased using mathematical abstractions into efficient implementations at the level of C or assembly that can be deployed on a target computational platform, whilst adhering to the specification both in terms of correctness and security. The High Assurance Software Laboratory at INESC-TEC maintains a domain-specific toolchain for the specification, implementation and verification of cryptographic software centred on CAO, a cryptography analyses and operations-aware language.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 2