PassCert

About the Project

Exploring the Impact of Formal Verification on the Adoption of Password Security Software

PassCert will create a password manager that, through the use of formal verification, guarantees security properties over data storage and password generation.

Acronym

PassCert

Responsible

José Bacelar Almeida

Status

Closed

Starting Date

January 1, 2021

Ending Date

January 30, 2022

Effective End Date

January 30, 2022

Global Budget

€69,994.00

Funding

€28,550.00

Website

https://passcert-project.github.io

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Members

Team Leaders

José Bacelar Almeida

Senior Researcher

Team Members

Alexandra Sofia Mendes

Senior Researcher

José Bacelar Almeida

Senior Researcher

Dissemination

INESC TEC has a unique and differentiating management model, improved over its 35 years of history. Reflecting its unique position between academia and industry, the management at INESC TEC carefully balances, in a hybrid model, the academic culture of scientific freedom and dialogue with a culture of efficiency and responsibility in management.

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Associated Centres

High-Assurance Software

At the High-Assurance Software Laboratory (HASLab), we improve practice through theory, creating and implementing software that goes beyond mere functionality: we ensure it is correct, resilient, and secure against failures and attacks. Our team of researchers, scientists, and engineers has proven expertise in software engineering, developing methods and tools to design and integrate robust software; in distributed systems, exploring distribution and replication to ensure scalability and reliability; and in information security, addressing cybersecurity challenges and improving systems with advanced, secure cryptographic protocols, thus minimising vulnerabilities. With a multidisciplinary approach supported by solid theoretical principles, we develop innovative solutions for critical software, secure cloud infrastructures, and privacy-aware big data management, driving scientific advancement, innovation, and high-level consultancy. In addition, we complement our core expertise with work in human-computer interaction, programming languages, computational mathematics, and quantum computing - because we believe the future of trustworthy software is built on knowledge and innovation.