Cryptis: Cryptographic Reasoning in Separation Logic

We introduce Cryptis, an extension of the Iris separation logic for the symbolic model of cryptography. The combination of separation logic and cryptographic reasoning allows us to prove the correctness of a protocol and later reuse this result to verify larger systems that rely on the protocol. To make this integration possible, we propose novel specifications for authentication protocols that allow agents in a network to agree on the use of system resources. We evaluate our approach by verifying various authentication protocols and a key-value store server that uses these authentication protocols to connect to clients. Our results are formalized in Rocq.

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Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages
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2026-01-08
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https://doi.org/10.1145/3776730
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Advanced Authentication Protocols Security
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Cryptis: Cryptographic Reasoning in Separation Logic

Marco Gaboardi, Arthur Azevedo de Amorim, Amal Ahmed
Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages
Advanced Authentication Protocols Security
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Cryptis: Cryptographic Reasoning in Separation Logic

Marco Gaboardi, Arthur Azevedo de Amorim, Amal Ahmed
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Abstract

We introduce Cryptis, an extension of the Iris separation logic for the symbolic model of cryptography. The combination of separation logic and cryptographic reasoning allows us to prove the correctness of a protocol and later reuse this result to verify larger systems that rely on the protocol. To make this integration possible, we propose novel specifications for authentication protocols that allow agents in a network to agree on the use of system resources. We evaluate our approach by verifying various authentication protocols and a key-value store server that uses these authentication protocols to connect to clients. Our results are formalized in Rocq.

Proceedings of the ACM on Programming LanguagesVol. 10(POPL)
Northeastern University (US), Rochester Institute of Technology (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 95%
Advanced Authentication Protocols Security
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