#lang ivy1.7 # --- # layout: page # title: Proof of Classic Safety # --- include tendermint include abstract_tendermint # Here we prove the first accountability property: if two well-behaved nodes # disagree, then there are two quorums Q1 and Q2 such that all members of the # intersection of Q1 and Q2 have violated the accountability properties. # The proof is done in two steps: first we prove the abstract specification # satisfies the property, and then we show by refinement that this property # also holds in the concrete specification. # To see what is checked in the refinement proof, use `ivy_show isolate=accountable_safety_1 accountable_safety_1.ivy` # To see what is checked in the abstract correctness proof, use `ivy_show isolate=abstract_accountable_safety_1 accountable_safety_1.ivy` # To check the whole proof, use `ivy_check accountable_safety_1.ivy`. # Proof of the accountability property in the abstract specification # ================================================================== # We prove with tactics (see `lemma_1` and `lemma_2`) that, if some basic # invariants hold (see `invs` below), then the accountability property holds. isolate abstract_accountable_safety = { instantiate abstract_tendermint # The main property # ----------------- # If there is disagreement, then there is evidence that a third of the nodes # have violated the protocol: invariant [accountability] agreement | exists Q1,Q2 . nset.is_quorum(Q1) & nset.is_quorum(Q2) & (forall N . nset.member(N,Q1) & nset.member(N,Q2) -> observed_equivocation(N) | observed_unlawful_prevote(N)) proof { apply lemma_2.thm # this reduces to goal to three subgoals: p1, p2, and p3 (see their definition below) proof [p1] { assume invs.inv1 } proof [p2] { assume invs.inv2 } proof [p3] { assume invs.inv3 } } # The invariants # -------------- isolate invs = { # well-behaved nodes observe their own actions faithfully: invariant [inv1] well_behaved(N) -> (observed_precommitted(N,R,V) = precommitted(N,R,V)) # if a value is precommitted by a well-behaved node, then a quorum is observed to prevote it: invariant [inv2] (exists N . well_behaved(N) & precommitted(N,R,V)) & V ~= value.nil -> exists Q . nset.is_quorum(Q) & forall N2 . nset.member(N2,Q) -> observed_prevoted(N2,R,V) # if a value is decided by a well-behaved node, then a quorum is observed to precommit it: invariant [inv3] (exists N . well_behaved(N) & decided(N,R,V)) -> 0 <= R & V ~= value.nil & exists Q . nset.is_quorum(Q) & forall N2 . nset.member(N2,Q) -> observed_precommitted(N2,R,V) private { invariant (precommitted(N,R,V) | prevoted(N,R,V)) -> 0 <= R invariant R < 0 -> left_round(N,R) } } with this, nset, round, accountable_bft.max_2f_byzantine # The theorems proved with tactics # -------------------------------- # Using complete induction on rounds, we prove that, assuming that the # invariants inv1, inv2, and inv3 hold, the accountability property holds. # For technical reasons, we separate the proof in two steps isolate lemma_1 = { # complete induction is not built-in, so we introduce it with an axiom. Note that this only holds for a type where 0 is the smallest element axiom [complete_induction] { relation p(X:round) { # base case property p(0) } { # inductive step: show that if the property is true for all X lower or equal to x and y=x+1, then the property is true of y individual a:round individual b:round property (forall X. 0 <= X & X <= a -> p(X)) & round.succ(a,b) -> p(b) } #-------------------------- property forall X . 0 <= X -> p(X) } # the main lemma: if inv1 and inv2 below hold and a quorum is observed to # precommit V1 at R1 and another quorum is observed to precommit V2~=V1 at # R2>=R1, then the intersection of two quorums (i.e. f+1 nodes) is observed to # violate the protocol theorem [thm] { property [p1] forall N,R,V . well_behaved(N) -> (observed_precommitted(N,R,V) = precommitted(N,R,V)) property [p2] forall R,V . (exists N . well_behaved(N) & precommitted(N,R,V)) -> V = value.nil | exists Q . nset.is_quorum(Q) & forall N2 . nset.member(N2,Q) -> observed_prevoted(N2,R,V) #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- property forall R2. 0 <= R2 -> ((exists V2,Q1,R1,V1,Q1 . V1 ~= value.nil & V2 ~= value.nil & V1 ~= V2 & 0 <= R1 & R1 <= R2 & nset.is_quorum(Q1) & (forall N . nset.member(N,Q1) -> observed_precommitted(N,R1,V1)) & (exists Q2 . nset.is_quorum(Q2) & forall N . nset.member(N,Q2) -> observed_prevoted(N,R2,V2))) -> exists Q1,Q2 . nset.is_quorum(Q1) & nset.is_quorum(Q2) & forall N . nset.member(N,Q1) & nset.member(N,Q2) -> observed_equivocation(N) | observed_unlawful_prevote(N)) } proof { apply complete_induction # the two subgoals (base case and inductive case) are then discharged automatically } } with this, round, nset, accountable_bft.max_2f_byzantine, defs.observed_equivocation_def, defs.observed_unlawful_prevote_def # Now we put lemma_1 in a form that matches exactly the accountability property # we want to prove. This is a bit cumbersome and could probably be improved. isolate lemma_2 = { theorem [thm] { property [p1] forall N,R,V . well_behaved(N) -> (observed_precommitted(N,R,V) = precommitted(N,R,V)) property [p2] forall R,V . (exists N . well_behaved(N) & precommitted(N,R,V)) & V ~= value.nil -> exists Q . nset.is_quorum(Q) & forall N2 . nset.member(N2,Q) -> observed_prevoted(N2,R,V) property [p3] forall R,V. (exists N . well_behaved(N) & decided(N,R,V)) -> 0 <= R & V ~= value.nil & exists Q . nset.is_quorum(Q) & forall N2 . nset.member(N2,Q) -> observed_precommitted(N2,R,V) #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- property agreement | exists Q1,Q2 . nset.is_quorum(Q1) & nset.is_quorum(Q2) & forall N . nset.member(N,Q1) & nset.member(N,Q2) -> observed_equivocation(N) | observed_unlawful_prevote(N) } proof { assume lemma_1.thm } } with this, round, defs.agreement_def, lemma_1, nset, accountable_bft.max_2f_byzantine } with round # The final proof # =============== isolate accountable_safety_1 = { # First we instantiate the concrete protocol: instantiate tendermint(abstract_accountable_safety) # We then define what we mean by agreement relation agreement definition [agreement_def] agreement = forall N1,N2. well_behaved(N1) & well_behaved(N2) & server.decision(N1) ~= value.nil & server.decision(N2) ~= value.nil -> server.decision(N1) = server.decision(N2) invariant abstract_accountable_safety.agreement -> agreement invariant [accountability] agreement | exists Q1,Q2 . nset.is_quorum(Q1) & nset.is_quorum(Q2) & forall N . nset.member(N,Q1) & nset.member(N,Q2) -> abstract_accountable_safety.observed_equivocation(N) | abstract_accountable_safety.observed_unlawful_prevote(N) } with value, round, proposers, shim, abstract_accountable_safety, abstract_accountable_safety.defs.agreement_def, accountable_safety_1.agreement_def