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JVM 2001 Abstract
Proof Linking: Distributed Verification of Java Classfiles in the Presence of Multiple Classloaders
Philip W. L. Fong and Robert D. Cameron, Simon Fraser University
Abstract
To offload the computational burden of bytecode verification within
Java Virtual Machines (JVM), distributed verification systems may be
created using any one of a number of verification protocols,
based on such techniques as proof-carrying code and
signed verification by trusted authorities.
This paper advocates the adoption of a
previously-proposed mobile code verification architecture, proof
linking, as a standard infrastructure for performing distributed
verification in the JVM. Proof linking not only supports both
CLDC-style and signature-based distributed verification protocols, but
it also provides interoperability between the two.
To ground our work in the real-world requirements of Java
bytecode verification, we also extend previous work on
proof linking to handle multiple classloaders.
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