https://ryanorban.com/categories/specification/Recent content in Specification on Ryan OrbanHugoen-usme@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban)me@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban)Ryan OrbanFri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://ryanorban.com/notes/certora-parameterized-invariants-smart-contracts/Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000me@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban)https://ryanorban.com/notes/certora-parameterized-invariants-smart-contracts/<h3 id="summary" class="scroll-mt-8 group"> Summary <a href="#summary" class="no-underline hidden opacity-50 hover:opacity-100 !text-inherit group-hover:inline-block" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to this heading" tabindex="-1"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" class="lucide lucide-link w-4 h-4 block" viewBox="0 0 24 24" > <path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71" /> <path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71" /> </svg> </a> </h3> <p>This WIP paper from Certora (Bernardi, Dor, Fedotov, Grossman, and colleagues from Tel Aviv University, MIT, and UMass) argues that formal verification of smart contracts is more tractable than commonly believed — not because verification is easy, but because specification can be shared. The key observation: the same correctness invariants apply across many different smart contract implementations and platforms, creating a potential network effect where verification costs drop as the community&rsquo;s repertoire of reusable specs grows.</p>