Property Generation

Definition ∞ Property generation refers to the automatic creation of assertions or specifications that describe the expected behavior of a software program. These generated properties serve as criteria for formal verification or testing processes. The goal is to produce comprehensive and accurate descriptions of system functionality. This technique is particularly valuable in validating the security of complex systems like smart contracts.
Context ∞ In the context of blockchain and smart contract security, property generation is a developing area aiming to improve automated auditing. A central challenge involves generating meaningful and complete properties for highly complex or novel decentralized applications. Future advancements seek to leverage artificial intelligence to produce more accurate and context-aware security properties.