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We present a data symmetry reduction approach for model checking temporal-epistemic logic. The technique abstracts the epistemic indistinguishably relation for the knowledge operators, and is shown to preserve temporal-epistemic formulae. We show a method for statically detecting data symmetry in an ISPL program, the input to the temporal-epistemic model checker MCMAS. The experiments we report show an exponential saving in verification time and space while verifying security properties of the NSPK protocol.
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Cohen, M., Dam, M., Lomuscio, A., Qu, H. (2009). A Data Symmetry Reduction Technique for Temporal-epistemic Logic. In: Liu, Z., Ravn, A.P. (eds) Automated Technology for Verification and Analysis. ATVA 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5799. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04761-9_6
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