Summary: By Reason and Authority: A System for Authorization of Proof�Carrying Code
Nathan Whitehead
Department of Computer Science
University of California, Santa Cruz
nwhitehe@cs.ucsc.edu
Mart� �n Abadi
Department of Computer Science
University of California, Santa Cruz
abadi@cs.ucsc.edu
George Necula
Computer Science Division
University of California, Berkeley
necula@cs.berkeley.edu
Abstract
We present a system, BLF, that combines an authoriza�
tion logic based on the Binder language with a logical
framework, LF, able to express semantic properties of pro�
grams. BLF is a general system for specifying and enforc�
ing policies that rely on both reason and trust. In particu�
lar, BLF supports extensible software systems that employ

Source: Abadi, Mart�n - Department of Computer Science, University of California at Santa Cruz

Collections: Computer Technologies and Information Sciences