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ICSE 2021
Mon 17 May - Sat 5 June 2021

We propose a data-driven method for synthesizing a static analyzer to detect side-channel information leaks in cryptographic software. Compared to the conventional way of manually crafting such a static analyzer, which can be labor intensive, error prone and suboptimal, our learning-based technique is not only automated but also provably sound. Our analyzer consists of a set of type-inference rules learned from the training data, i.e., example code snippets annotated with ground truth. Internally, we use syntax-guided synthesis (SyGuS) to generate new features and decision tree learning (DTL) to generate type-inference rules based on these features. We guarantee soundness by formally proving each learned rule via a technique called Datalog query containment checking. We have implemented our technique in the LLVM compiler and used it to detect power side channels in C programs. Our results show that, in addition to being automated and provably sound during synthesis, the learned analyzer also has the same empirical accuracy as two state-of-the-art, manually crafted analyzers while being 300X and 900X faster, respectively.

Tue 25 May

Displayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change

16:40 - 17:35
1.4.3. Identifying Information LeaksNIER - New Ideas and Emerging Results / Technical Track at Blended Sessions Room 3 +12h
Chair(s): Oscar Dieste Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
16:40
15m
Paper
An Axiomatic Approach to Detect Information Leaks in Concurrent ProgramsNIER
NIER - New Ideas and Emerging Results
Sandip Ghosal Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, R.K. Shyamasundar Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Pre-print Media Attached
16:55
20m
Paper
Abacus: Precise Side-Channel AnalysisArtifact ReusableTechnical Track
Technical Track
Qinkun Bao The Pennsylvania State University, Zihao Wang The Pennsylvania State University, Xiaoting Li Penn State University, James Larus EPFL, Dinghao Wu The Pennsylvania State University
Pre-print Media Attached
17:15
20m
Paper
Data-Driven Synthesis of a Provably Sound Side Channel AnalysisTechnical Track
Technical Track
Jingbo Wang University of Southern California, Chungha Sung University of Southern California, Mukund Raghothaman University of Southern California, Chao Wang USC
Pre-print Media Attached

Wed 26 May

Displayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change

04:40 - 05:35
04:40
15m
Paper
An Axiomatic Approach to Detect Information Leaks in Concurrent ProgramsNIER
NIER - New Ideas and Emerging Results
Sandip Ghosal Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, R.K. Shyamasundar Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Pre-print Media Attached
04:55
20m
Paper
Abacus: Precise Side-Channel AnalysisArtifact ReusableTechnical Track
Technical Track
Qinkun Bao The Pennsylvania State University, Zihao Wang The Pennsylvania State University, Xiaoting Li Penn State University, James Larus EPFL, Dinghao Wu The Pennsylvania State University
Pre-print Media Attached
05:15
20m
Paper
Data-Driven Synthesis of a Provably Sound Side Channel AnalysisTechnical Track
Technical Track
Jingbo Wang University of Southern California, Chungha Sung University of Southern California, Mukund Raghothaman University of Southern California, Chao Wang USC
Pre-print Media Attached