A Formally Verified Lightning Network
Year: 2025
Type: preprint
Abstract: In this work we use formal verification to prove that the Lightning Network (LN), the most prominent scaling technique for Bitcoin, always safeguards the funds of honest users. We provide a custom implementation of (a simplification of) LN, express the desired security goals and, for the first time, we provide a machine checkable proof that they are upheld under every scenario, all in an integrated fashion. We build our system using the Why3 platform.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Fabiański, Grzegorz, Stefański, Rafał, Litos, Orfeas Stefanos Thyfronitis
Language: English
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6967208751
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