Guide to Software Verification with Frama-C : Core Components, Usages, and Applications / edited by Nikolai Kosmatov, Virgile Prevosto, Julien Signoles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kosmatov, Nikolai.

Contributor:

Prevosto, Virgile.

Signoles, Julien.

Series:

Computer Science Foundations and Applied Logic, 2731-5762

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer programs--Testing.

Computer programs.

Programming languages (Electronic computers).

Mathematics--Data processing.

Mathematics.

Coding theory.

Information theory.

Software Testing.

Programming Language.

Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.

Coding and Information Theory.

Local Subjects:

Software Testing.

Programming Language.

Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.

Coding and Information Theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (708 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024.

Summary:

Frama-C is a popular open-source toolset for analysis and verification of C programs, largely used for teaching, experimental research, and industrial applications. With the growing complexity and ubiquity of modern software, there is increasing interest in code analysis tools at various levels of formalization to ensure safety and security of software products. Acknowledging the fact that no single technique will ever be able to fit all software verification needs, the Frama-C platform features a wide set of plug-ins that can be used or combined for solving specific verification tasks. This guidebook presents a large panorama of basic usages, research results, and concrete applications of Frama-C since the very first open-source release of the platform in 2008. It covers the ACSL specification language, core verification plug-ins, advanced analyses and their combinations, key ingredients for developing new plug-ins, as well as successful industrial case studies in which Frama-C has helped engineers verify crucial safety or security properties. Topics and features: * Gentle, example-based introduction to software specification and verification * Wide panorama of state-of-the-art specification and analysis techniques * Step-by-step guide to develop your own, tailor-made analysis on top of the platform * Inspiring success stories of Frama-C deployment on industrial code * More than 15 years of R&D on analysis and verification of C code This book is firmly rooted on the practice of software analysis, with numerous examples, exercises and application guidelines. As such, it is particularly well suited for software verification practitioners wishing to deploy verification on their code, as well as for undergraduate students with little or no experience in code analysis techniques. More advanced sections on the theoretical underpinnings of the analyzers will be of interest for graduate students and researchers. Nikolai Kosmatov is a Senior Researcher at Thales Research & Technology, France. Virgile Prevosto is a Senior Researcher and Julien Signoles is a Research Director, both at Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, List, France.

Contents:

Foreword

Part I. Core Components

ACSL Specification Language

The Kernel and its Services

Abstract Interpretation with Eva

Deductive Verification with WP

Runtime Assertion Checking with E-ACSL

Test generation with PathCrawler

Development of new plug-ins

Part II. Advanced Usages and Combinations

Tools for Program Understanding

Combinations of Analyses

Numerical Accuracy Analysis

Analyses of Concurrent Programs

High-Level Properties

Part III. Applications and Emerging Domains

Applications in Transportation, Energy and Defence

Applications in Cybersecurity and Trusted AI

Artificial Intelligence for Improving Verification Techniques

Index

Bibliography.

Notes:

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ISBN:

3-031-55608-9

OCLC:

1446801037