Proof-Carrying Code
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Proof-Carrying Code (PCC) is a software mechanism that allows a host system to verify properties about an application via a formal proof that accompanies the application's executable code. The host system can compare the conclusions of the proof to its own security policy to determine whether the application is safe to execute. This can be particularly useful in ensuring memory safety, i.e. preventing buffer overflows and other vulnerabilities common in some programming languages.
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- George C. Necula and Peter Lee. Proof-Carrying Code. Technical Report CMU-CS-96-165, November 96. (62 pages)
- George C. Necula and Peter Lee. Safe, Untrusted Agents Using Proof-Carrying Code. Mobile Agents and Security, Giovanni Vigna (Ed.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 1419, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, ISBN 3-540-64792-9, 1998.
- George C. Necula. Compiling with Proofs. PhD thesis, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon Univ., Sept. 1998.
